Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) speaks at a COVID-19 community vaccination clinic in Stamford, Conn., on March 14, 2021. John Moore/Getty ImagesThe governor of Connecticut has signed into law legislation that removes a requirement that state vaccine standards be linked to federal vaccine guidance.Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, on April 27 signed House Bill 5044.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
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Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has decided to remain a central bank governor despite threats from President Donald Trump. Powell announced Wednesday that he will step down as chair when his term ends May 15, but will remain on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for an unspecified period, citing attempted political interference, according to an Axios report.The move allows Powell to continue shaping monetary policy even after his term as chair ends and is replaced with Kevin Warsh, as he is set to remain on the Federal Reserve Board through January 2028. (RELATED: Sen Thom Tillis, A Key Holdout…
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Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson held a hearing probing Biden officials over the handling of COVID-19 vaccine safety signals. Johnson, chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held the hearing Wednesday entitled, “Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals.” Witnesses included Dr. David Wiseman, PhD, the president and founder of Synechion, Inc., a consulting and development firm specializing in products for preventing postsurgical scar tissue buildup between organs; Dr. Karl Jablonowski, PhD, a senior research scientist with Children’s Health Defense; and Maria Young, a COVID-19 survivor. Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Whether they’re harvesting your data or serving you ads, consumer electronics brands have always wanted to get inside your head. Now, a hip neurotech startup says its devices can do exactly that. The startup, called Neurable, recently announced it was licensing its “non-invasive” brain-computer interface headphones to consumer product manufacturers. First covered by TechCrunch, the company is casting a pretty wide net in its search for licensees, including the health, gaming, and productivity industries. “Through Neurable’s licensing platform, OEMs can directly integrate its…
A forensic police officer photographs the scene where two people were stabbed in the Golders Green suburb of London, on April 29, 2026. Carl Court/Getty ImagesInterior Secretary Doug Burgum testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesWe had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Greenwich Patriots “Truth Truck” on May 14, 2021 Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter, YouTube Senator Ron Johnson just dropped another bombshell report exposing how top officials in the Biden Administration deliberately ignored and suppressed clear safety signals for covid shots. They knew the algorithm powering the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) was masking problems. They were shown a superior method for detecting safety signals that actually worked and totally ignored it! “They were shown an updated algorithm that signaled serious adverse events, but they refused to use it,” wrote Senator Johnson. “Their cover-up jeopardized the health of millions of…
The Senate confirmed Robert Cekada Wednesday as the new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in a bipartisan vote.Cekada, who served as the acting ATF director, was confirmed in a 59-39 split. Six Democrats and Independent Maine Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with Democrats, voted in favor of his confirmation. The ATF is a law enforcement agency under the Justice Department that is tasked with investigating the illegal use of firearms, explosives, and acts of arson. “Congratulations to Rob Cekada on his confirmation today as the next Director of [ATF],” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said…
A Christian school banned from athletic competition in Vermont because its girls’ basketball team refused to play another with a male has settled its lawsuit with one defendant while broader litigation continues against others.The Vermont Principals’ Association, which oversees all state-sponsored extracurriculars in the Green Mountain State, agreed to pay $566,000 in damages and attorney’s fees to resolve Mid Vermont Christian School’s claims, the latter’s lawyers at the Alliance Defending Freedom said Wednesday. The notice of dismissal against VPA Executive Director Jay Nichols in his official and individual capacities says it only covers him but doesn’t provide settlement terms, including…
Florida lawmakers on Wednesday approved a slate of congressional maps expected to bolster Republican chances in the midterms.The map largely limits Democratic-leaning districts to Orlando and a series of urban areas on the southwest coast. It is expected to face legal challenges, according to Politico. The votes on Wednesday send the bill to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who pushed for the legislature to advance the redraw in response to a Virginia referendum. Also on Wednesday, the Supreme Court released a decision eliminating race-based congressional districts that is expected to trigger a series of redraws across the South.…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed congressional map redraws for red states that could improve GOP odds in the 2026 midterms after the Supreme Court struck down race-based congressional districts.”I would. I mean, it depends. Some states don’t need to redraw, and some do,” he told reporters. “Yeah, I would say generally I would think that they would want to do it. Some were greatly helped and some you know didn’t make much difference.” The Supreme Court decision addressed a majority black district in Louisiana that state lawmakers drew on order from a lower court. The Supreme Court determined that…
The House on Wednesday narrowly passed a procedural vote to advance the renewal of foreign surveillance powers and the ultimate passage of a budget blueprint.The 216-210 vote came as Republican critics of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) Section 702 spy powers ultimately voted in favor, The Hill reported. FISA Section 702 has long drawn scrutiny from privacy hawks due to the ability of the intelligence community to gather information on Americans without a warrant while surveilling foreigners. President Donald Trump, for his part, called for a clean extension of Section 702 last week, citing the ongoing Iran war. “I…
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday excoriated the Supreme Court over its ruling in a Louisiana redistricting case that is expected to trigger a wave of redistricting moves across the South.The Supreme Court decision saw the justices bar the use of race in drawing congressional district lines under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. At issue was Louisiana’s drawing of a majority black district on the orders of a lower court. The ruling struck down the district and southern states are expected to move quickly to eliminate Democratic-leaning districts as a consequence. “Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a…
A growing body of research is raising alarms about seismic risks in California, with scientists warning that a powerful earthquake could strike a densely populated region with little warning. According to the New York Post, a recent study published in Seismological Research Letters points to the Hayward Fault as a major concern, suggesting the fault may be overdue for a significant rupture. Researchers say such an event could “cause extensive damage to such a dense population zone,” highlighting the potential consequences for millions living in the area. The Hayward Fault runs roughly 74 miles through the San Francisco Bay Area,…
Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections meeting – November 7, 2025 Early voting has begun in Georgia for the 2026 mid-term election and will run through May 15, culminating in Election Day on May 19. As voters head to the polls, or receive their mail-in ballots to fill out, Fulton County residents who chose a Democrat ballot will be subjected to some unusual questions with highly partisan language. On the primary ballot, the state and county parties are afforded the opportunity to ask questions of their constituents, often having to do with policy suggestions. For example, the Republican ballot…
Blockade? Bombs? Why not … both? An argument does exist for the latter, but it depends on the application. For now, though, Donald Trump wants to hurry matters along in Iran. The naval blockade has succeeded in creating an economic “death spiral,” and that will only get worse as the IRGC runs out of places to store the crude it can’t afford to stop pumping. Trump wants that pressure to either force Ahmad Vahidi to surrender Iran’s uranium stores, or to force someone else to force Vahidi out, perhaps horizontally. A return to full-scale bombing on the shock-and-awe basis might give…
A Florida lawmaker yelled into a bullhorn Wednesday on the floor of the Florida House of Representatives to protest new congressional district maps supported by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis unveiled new maps for the state Monday, which would allow the GOP to gain four seats in the United States House of Representatives. Video posted on X Wednesday showed Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon taking the bullhorn and shouting as voting on the legislation was underway. (RELATED: Democrats’ Favorite Election Lawyer Blows Gasket Over SCOTUS District Ruling)WATCH: “This is an assault on our democracy! This is a violation of…
WASHINGTON (CN) — A group of musicians strummed an upbeat melody on a small stage in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday as the justices gathered to decide the fate of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the imposing marble palace at their backs.Los Jornaleros del Norte, or the Day Laborer Band, joined advocates from the National TPS Alliance to rally in favor of Haitian and Syrian migrants with temporary protected status at risk of being sent back to perilous conditions in their home countries.But as storm clouds gathered overhead, lawyers for the migrants faced tough questions inside the…
Sydney Sweeney is arguably the most important actress of her generation, for the simple fact that she is talented and beautiful but doesn’t give in to the typical radical-left agenda of hating men and picking political sides. Still, Sweeney is far from traditional. Her roles are based primarily on sex appeal, especially the character Sweeney plays in the hit show “Euphoria.” Admittedly, I’ve never watched an episode. There is nothing about 20-somethings playing oversexed, drug-riddled teenagers that appeals to me. However, a clip of Sweeney’s character from the most recent season caught my attention because of the stark difference between…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference in Tampa on Aug. 12, 2025. AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, FileThe Florida legislature passed Gov. Ron DeSantis’s congressional redistricting proposal Wednesday during an ongoing special session.The Sunshine State’s new map, which was passed by the state House and Senate after about a day and a half of review, is part of a coast-to-coast redistricting battle ahead of a high-stakes midterm election.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage alleged a petrol bomb was shoved through his letterbox in early 2025 during a Wednesday interview. Farage told The Telegraph that he was away when the device ignited inside his porch but saw the aftermath. He said police probed the incident but haven’t named any suspects. The Clacton MP also said he accepted a personal gift to cover his protection costs. Reports of him receiving such a gift have sparked backlash from opposing parties in the UK.“It was an outright arson attempt. I wasn’t at home at the time, but when I came back and…
During Monday’s CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish and panelist Antjuan Seawright teamed up on Terry Schilling, director of the American Principles Project and member of the Media Research Center’s board of directors, in an attempt to call Schilling and other conservatives anti-free speech for opposing rhetoric that could incite violence. Schilling mentioned the Biden-era DOJ’s investigations of parents at school board meetings and noted how the TV networks were pro-Biden. Seawright and Cornish denied it and falsely said TV networks did not treat Biden with “loving care.” Cornish questions were framed in a way that painted conservatives against free speech amid the Jimmy Kimmel “expectant…
The Federal Reserve is reported to be historically apolitical, meaning all considerations are absent of politics. However, no individual Federal Reserve Chairman has been more overtly political than Jerome Powell. Today, after announcing yet again the Fed will not lower interest rates, Chairman Jerome Powell announced he will not leave the board of the federal reserve even after his term has expired and he is replaced by recently advanced Kevin Warsh. Powell said he plans to maintain a “low profile” as a governor, but it will be the first time since 1948 that a Federal Reserve Chairman has stayed on…
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Credit: C-SPAN screenshot Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito effectively destroyed the argument against barring the executive branch from terminating TPS for migrants with one question, and humiliated an attorney arguing for the migrants. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the Trump administration could end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian migrants. Leftist judges in two separate cases previously ruled that the Administration’s efforts to end TPS for these migrants was unconstitutional. As Fox News notes, the Supreme Court agreed last month to review the two cases, and granted what’s called…
By Christian TodayWednesday, April 29, 2026Iranian flag waving with cityscape on background in Tehran, Iran | Getty images/stock photoA Christian advocacy group has issued an urgent appeal for international intervention as humanitarian conditions in Iran continue to worsen, warning that shortages of medicine, food and essential supplies are placing millions of vulnerable people at risk.United Christian Activists (UCA) said ordinary Iranians are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain crucial medicine, medical equipment and daily necessities, with the crisis posing a serious threat to children, the elderly, low-income families and those with chronic illnesses.The group argued that the suffering of Iranian…
For years, I’ve watched the same story play out in American politics. A candidate is expected to win. The polls look good, the messaging sounds right, then election night comes, and somehow, they lose, and often by a lot. When that happens, the usual excuses start flying. People blame demographics. They blame messaging. They blame personality. But after reading “Run Right: A Complete Election Playbook to Win” by Cliff Maloney, it’s clear those explanations miss the real issue.The truth is much simpler. The left organizes far better than the right. (RELATED: Republicans Need To Get A Superior AI Strategy —…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a world drowning in notifications and devices that want to be everything all at once, calculator giant Texas Instruments (TI) is going back to basics. This week, the company unveiled the TI-84 Evo, its most powerful graphing calculator ever. It explicitly can’t access social media apps or even connect to Wi-Fi. Instead, TI says its $160 “distraction free” device is designed to do only one thing exceptionally well: math. That’s likely welcome news to educators around the country battling a growing attention crisis…
Nothing about California’s high speed rail is moving fast, except the price. Just a few weeks ago, the estimated price of the long-delayed project was said to be $126 billion. This figure wasn’t hidden in a spreadsheet somewhere, it was stated on a national news program. Advertisement ]]>This week, we’re hearing a new number and it’s more than a $100 billion higher.California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project is now facing renewed scrutiny after state leaders revealed a dramatically higher price tag, now estimated at roughly $231 billion, nearly seven times the original $33 billion projection approved by voters in 2008.The revised…
Credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr Another day, another warning sign from the Washington establishment. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has reportedly will BLOCK a permanent ban on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in ANY legislation the House sends over, and also “No SAVE America.” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), one of the few true fighters left in Congress, dropped this bombshell warning to the nation on X: “Attention America: John Thune has said he will not support a CBDC ban in any of the legislation we send over. He also has said No Save America.” Attention America: John Thune has…
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development holds a hearing at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 29 to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the National Nuclear Security Administration. …
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark decision on April 29 reinterpreted a provision of the Voting Rights Act and struck down a majority-black congressional district in Louisiana, opening the door for more redistricting across the United States.In a 6–3 ruling, the high court found that the Louisiana district represented by Rep. Cleo Fields (D-La.) relied on race when the congressional map was drawn up.Ruling Impacts Key Voting Rights Act SectionThe ruling was authored by Justice Samuel Alito and joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech NASA administrator Jared Isaacman is necroposting about an age-old debate in astronomy that was considered officially settled two decades ago: whether Pluto should be counted as a planet. “I am very much in the camp of, ‘Make Pluto A Planet Again,’” Isaacman said during a Tuesday Senate hearing, as quoted by Space.com. While “MPAPA” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as his president’s political slogan, it’s a position that Isaacman is apparently serious enough about to mobilize the minds at NASA…
The DoJ released a selfie the would-be assassin Cole Allen took before launching on his campaign to kill President Trump and probably other Cabinet members. Along with the photo was a DOJ description of what he was wearing. “At approximately 8:03 p.m., while back inside his hotel room, the defendant used his cellphone to take a photograph of himself in the mirror,” the filing stated, noting that he “appeared to be wearing a small leather bag consistent in appearance with the ammunition-filled bag later recovered from his person (item 1), a shoulder holster (item 2), a sheathed knife consistent in…
(CN) — After a year in office, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is mired in a “polycrisis.”The economy is sputtering, the chancellor’s popularity has plummeted and his massive rearmament plan is forcing unpopular cuts to social services and new taxes upon Germans. That’s not all: He’s arguing with allies, energy bills are rising as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East drag on and the far-right Alternative for Germany is ahead of his center-right Christian Democrats in the polls.Germany is a textbook case of “polycrisis,” a term popularized by British-American historian Adam Tooze to describe a situation where multiple crises interact…
The U.S. Capitol building on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. House of Representatives advanced bills on April 29 to extend a surveillance authority, a budget blueprint to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, and a Farm Bill.The procedural vote to advance the legislation passed 216–210, marking an important win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who continues to navigate with a slim Republican majority.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday confirmed that he planned to continue serving on the Board of Governors after he leaves the chairmanship.Powell’s appointment to the board is set to last until January 2028. His term as chairman is set to expire in May. He did not, however, confirm plans to complete his term, saying he would remain “for a period of time to be determined,” The Hill reported. Powell added that he would not leave the board until an investigation into the renovation of the Fed Reserve building was complete. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirmed this month that…
A Virginia jury on Wednesday found an Afghan national guilty of being part of a conspiracy to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist group ISIS-K that orchestrated the deadly 2021 suicide-bombing attack at the Kabul airport during the United States military’s final withdrawal from the country.However, the jury deadlocked on the key question of whether defendant Mohammad Sharifullah’s support for the terror group resulted in any of the deaths at the Abbey Gate bombing, in which 13 U.S. service members were killed. The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing occurred at the Abbey Gate of the Hamid Karzai International…
Kyiv claims a Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain is headed to Israel’s Haifa port. The post Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Bizarrely Picks Fight With Israel Over Grain Deliveries first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75%. Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting may be Jerome Powell’s last as the Senate prepares to confirm Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chairman. In an unusual development, four FOMC members dissented. As expected, Trump-appointed governor Stephan Miran dissented. “The other three “no” votes came from regional presidents Beth Hammack of Cleveland, Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis and Lorie Logan of Dallas. They said they agreed with the hold but “did not support the inclusion of an easing bias in the statement at this time,”” CNBC reported.…
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 7, 2018. Joshua Roberts/ReutersFormer FBI Director James Comey was released on April 29 after his court appearance over an alleged threat against President Donald Trump.Comey had turned himself in after a grand jury returned an indictment on April 28.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in two cases to determine whether orders ending temporary protected status for Haiti and Syria are constitutional. Justices on the court are hearing Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe. The two cases challenge an order from President Donald Trump that sought to terminate the special immigration status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants living in the United States. Temporary protected status is granted to immigrants who are fleeing war or natural disasters in their home countries. Haitian and Syrian nationals challenged the Trump administration’s order. Kristi Noem, former Secretary…
By Katelyn WebbWednesday, April 29, 2026The Newsboys | Hannah CorwinThe Christian band Newsboys and owner Wes Campbell have filed a federal lawsuit in Tennessee alleging defamation and antitrust violations against major figures in CCM, including MercyMe and frontman Bart Millard, claiming a coordinated effort to force them out of the concert market.The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, accuses concert promoters, nonprofits, media outlets and artists of participating in what it describes as a wide-ranging scheme to damage the plaintiffs’ reputation, sever business relationships and eliminate them from the Christian touring ecosystem.“In this…
The humorless scarecrow-like Skeletor clone who LARPs as Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, is having one of those whiny, unfortunate sort of weeks that bedevil foreign leaders whose opinion of themselves doesn’t necessarily jibe with reality. Advertisement Merz, who has tried to fashion himself as the one supplicant among the European Union gaggle who has Trump’s ear and the gumption to offer unvarnished opinions, found himself on the receiving end of a Trump blast after spouting some ill-considered, off-the-cuff comments while speaking to schoolchildren during a visit. I’m sure he never thought a single word would make it outside the…
(By former FBI operative David Gletty) How many chances do we as Americans, and the U.S. president, need to give the Secret Service to help get him assassinated?For most presidents, this would not be tolerated. But because it is Donald Trump, the leftist hate groups and the media seem to think it is OK and normal business. It is not OK and not normal business. As a proud American voter, I have always respected the outcome of every presidential election that I have been able to vote in. In fact, I worked with the FBI to disrupt right-wing extremist groups…
In a 9-0 decision delivered today by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the U.S. Supreme Court handed pro-life warriors at First Choice Women’s Resource Centers a massive victory against the radical left’s latest attempt to silence and intimidate faith-based pregnancy centers. The Court ruled that First Choice has standing to challenge New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport’s (succeeding the notorious Matt Platkin) outrageous subpoena demanding the names, addresses, phone numbers, and employment details of nearly all their donors, even though the subpoena hasn’t been enforced yet in state court. This is a DEVASTATING blow to Democrat lawfare tactics designed to dox conservative…
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds a hearing to examine Biden administration health policies and COVID-19 vaccine safety signals at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 29. Witnesses include Karl Jablonowski, director of science and research at Children’s Health Defense; David Wiseman, president of Synechion…
U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and acting ATF Director Robert Cekada hold a news conference at 3 p.m. ET on April 29 on proposed and final rules related to President Donald Trump’s February executive order titled “Protecting Second Amendment Rights.”
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the release of the U.S. Fed policy decision at 2:15 p.m. ET on April 29. …
MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — An internet trade association took Minnesota to federal court Wednesday to block a first-of-its-kind law forcing social media giants to display a government-mandated mental health warning to users.NetChoice, a prominent lobbying group with members including Meta, Google, TikTok and other major media companies, claims state politicians are using “public health” to justify a backdoor means to control online speech.In the 48-page complaint filed in Minnesota federal court, the group argues the state is overstepping its constitutional bounds by compelling private companies to speak the government’s message.In addition to the warning label, Minnesota’s law, scheduled to be implemented…
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds a hearing to examine the president’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 29. Witness: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin …