WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Nov. 20 that he will ban persons from using bathrooms that do not correspond with their biological sex. In this year’s general election, Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride—a male who identifies as a woman—was elected to represent the state’s at-large district in the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the […]

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced during a Nov. 13 press conference that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) had resigned his seat in the House of Representatives after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as attorney general. Though he’ll likely face a tough fight to be confirmed by the Senate, Johnson said that Gaetz resigned his […]

WASHINGTON—The House Republican Conference on Nov. 13 elected Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) as its chair for the next Congress. The party is poised to retain its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2024 general elections. According to the Associated Press, Republicans are currently one seat away from the 218 needed to secure […]

WASHINGTON—After a long recess that began in September, both houses of the 118th Congress will return on Nov. 12 for its final session. It’s the first time the legislature will convene after general elections on Nov. 5, in which Republicans gained control of the Senate in the 119th Congress that takes office on Jan. 3, […]

WASHINGTON—The Republican Party gained control of the United States Senate in the 119th Congress by winning key battleground races in the 2024 election. The Associated Press has projected the GOP winning 52 seats, with several seats yet to be determined. In 2024, elections were scheduled for 34 Senate seats, with nine considered battleground races that […]

President Joe Biden has repeatedly said that the U.S. economy is “the envy of the world.” That message, however, doesn’t seem to be resonating with many voters who are heading to the polls to elect the next president on Nov. 5. In battleground states, dozens of voters interviewed by The Epoch Times said that the […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., PHILADELPHIA Pa.—Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump spent the final day before the presidential election rallying supporters in battleground states that help form a path to the White House. Harris visited Pennsylvania on Nov. 4, making her final appeal to the state’s 9 million voters at events in Scranton, Allentown, […]

PHILADELPHIA—Less than four days before the general election, President Joe Biden, on Nov. 1, delivered remarks at a union house in Philadelphia to tout his administration’s record on pensions. Biden spoke at the John J. Clavin, Jr. Union Hall in North Philadelphia to a supportive crowd of local union members. His remarks centered on the […]

ALLENTOWN, Pa.—Exactly one week before Election Day, Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump heavily emphasized border security to supporters during a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 29. Trump has made “securing the border” the principal argument of his 2024 presidential campaign, highlighting the influx of illegal immigrants into the United States, […]

PHILADELPHIA—While the Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, held a highly-publicized rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, urged supporters to vote early at a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 27. According to the polls published by media organization RealClearPolitics, Harris is currently polling […]

Former President Barack Obama on Oct. 10 addressed concerns among black men who are hesitant to support the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting such hesitancy is because Harris is a woman. Obama made his first surrogate appearance during the 2024 election at a rally in Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, where he compared […]

MINT HILL, N.C.—Former President Donald Trump said on Sept. 25 that if he were in the Oval Office, he would threaten to blow Iran “to smithereens” over threats made to the Republican nominee. His remarks came after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed the Trump campaign on Sept. 24 on “real and […]

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill to increase the level of U.S. Secret Service protection for presidential and vice presidential candidates. After passing the House of Representatives on Sept. 20, the Enhanced Presidential Security Act passed the Senate on Tuesday and will proceed to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The Secret […]

Several top employees of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have resigned amid an ongoing scandal about comments he allegedly made on a pornographic website. The Republican nominee has denied the accusation. Robinson’s campaign released a statement on Sept. 23 announcing the resignations of campaign manager Chris Rodriguez, deputy campaign manager Jason […]

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Sept. 17 that his conference would stick with a temporary government funding proposal that includes an election security bill, which Democrats oppose, prolonging a Congressional impasse that could result in a government shutdown. House Republicans have demanded that a continuing resolution (CR) to temporarily fund the government after […]

Several congressional leaders have suggested that the U.S. Secret Service could receive more funding soon, following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15. Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election, was allegedly targeted by Ryan Routh, a 58-year-old gunman with a rifle at the Trump International Golf […]

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden will veto a bill proposed by House Republicans to temporarily fund the government and avert a shutdown on Sept. 30. The 2024 fiscal year will end on Sept. 30, after which Congress must authorize new spending to keep the government funded and operational. Neither chamber of Congress has passed all 12 appropriations […]

WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4 proposed a new tax rate on capital gains at 28 percent, which is higher than the existing level but lower than President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget proposal that she previously endorsed. Harris’s plan represents a departure from Biden’s budget proposal, which would raise the capital gains tax on […]

The Upper Midwest saw significant races on Aug. 13., less than three months from a general election that will be fought in part across the region. In Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) beat Don Samuels, upending a string of defeats for “the Squad.” Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) survived a primary challenge of her own. Rebecca […]

MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is the projected winner of the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. She fended off a challenge from a moderate Democrat in a close contest. Omar, who has represented the district that covers most of metropolitan Minneapolis for three terms, defeated former Minnesota City Council Member Don Samuels, her principal […]