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BISMARCK, N.D.—The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer appeared in court Monday on a new homicide charge in connection with the crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy. State District Court Judge Bobbi Weiler did not change the $500,000 cash bond she set for him earlier this month. Ian Cramer, who is in […]

Kari Lake, former gubernatorial candidate of Arizona, announces her U.S. Senate bid on Oct. 10.

Over 1 million acres of Oklahoma farmland are owned by foreign entities and groups from nations like China are “100 percent” using the land to grow drugs, according to Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).  

Georgia Republican state Sen. Colton Moore is demanding a special emergency legislative session to investigate the actions of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with regard to former President Donald Trump, in a move that Mr. Moore said could lead to Ms. Willis’s impeachment. This week, Ms. Willis charged President Trump and 18 others with […]

Rhode Island state Sen. Joshua Miller was arrested last week after he was allegedly seen on a surveillance camera vandalizing a car with a “Biden Sucks” bumper sticker affixed to it, saying he was “daring” him to do it, according to authorities. The Cranston Police Department said in a press release on June 23 that […]

A California state senator is scheduled for his first court appearance for allegedly drinking and driving. He faces a DUI charge after being pulled over for running through a red light in Sacramento. The Reparations Task Force formally recommended that California offer up to 1$ million for every qualifying Black resident, but some state leaders […]

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) questioned panelists at a Senate hearing Thursday about bank executives taking bonuses while running failing institutions. As executives allegedly shirked their responsibilities to keep banks and the banking sector stable, Tester told the Senate Banking Committee hearing that regulators and law enforcement should hold the responsible parties accountable for the current […]

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrat Senators hold a media availability at 12:15 p.m. ET on March 1 to release a report on the Republican budget proposals that the Democrats allege support the wealthy and well-connected while hurting American families.

Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance said East Palestine might need a paycheck protection style program, similar to the one the country had during the pandemic. People are reportedly leaving the town, which affects business according to the senator. A large group of Hollywood actors say they’ve been locked out of their union buildings and blocked from […]

Is climate change or climate policy the real issue? Experts, advocates, and common sense politicians give their thoughts and ideas at the 15th International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) held by the Heartland Institute in Orlando, Florida. U.S. Senator, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee member Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Representative, House Resources Committee […]

U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) hold a media availability on Debt Ceiling at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. The Epoch Times will livestream the event.

U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) are joined by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson to announce the D.C. statehood bill. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) will also deliver remarks. NTD will livestream the event.

The U.S. government has a surveillance program with a database of over 150 million money transfers. Transfers between everyday people here in the U.S., and other people in over 20 other countries. Senator Ron Wyden is investigating this surveillance program located at the Transaction Record Analysis Center (TRAC). Wyden said the scope of the surveillance […]

MADISON, Wis.—A Pennsylvania woman who was killed alongside her daughter in a car crash involving the Wisconsin state Senate’s minority leader was driving at 100 mph seconds before the collision, according to police documents made public Thursday. Among the documents is an inspection of the vehicle driven by Alyssa Ortman, 27, who was killed along […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—An Arkansas state senator won’t have access to Senate offices and can’t participate in legislative meetings after the Senate on Tuesday ruled he made a frivolous ethics complaint against a fellow lawmaker in retaliation for sanctions he received earlier this year. By a 26–4 vote, the majority-Republican Senate approved its ethics committee’s recommendation […]

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, on Wednesday said he’ll debate Republican rival Mehmet Oz after a Pennsylvania newspaper questioned if he was not fit enough for office. Fetterman has previously said he would not take part in a suggested early September debate, citing his ongoing recovery from a stroke in May and […]

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said on Jan. 24, 2022, that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights abuses should be front and center during the upcoming Winter Olympics. Scott said that, for years, he has been calling to move the Olympics out of China. The Winter Olympics are set to begin in Beijing on Feb. 4, […]