A Canadian bill aimed at expanding the country’s hate speech laws could criminalize religious speech, including quoting the Holy Bible, conservatives and critics warn. The House of Commons passed the measure, known as Bill C-9, on March 25. Now, it’s on its way to the Senate. The Canadian Department of…
It has been nearly 80 years since the guns fell silent in World War II. In that long arc of peace, the United States helped rebuild a shattered Europe, deter Soviet expansion, and anchor what we now call the transatlantic alliance. Those were noble achievements. They mattered. They still echo…
Irish truck drivers and farmers sparked a popular revolt starting on April 7, 2026, over greatly increased fuel costs. The drivers and farmers have used their vehicles to stop or slow traffic on the motorways and in cities. The people of Ireland have joined the protests to show their support.…
The fourth session of Communist China’s 14th National People’s Congress (NPC)—the legislative body—closed on March 12. The 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–30) was the landmark document it approved, which was detailed in a “work plan” presented to the assemblage by Premier Li Qiang. The 2026 “Two Sessions” offered unusually dramatic tea…
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday sent criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for Eric Ciaramella, the Ukraine “whistleblower” whose complaint helped trigger the 2019 impeachment effort against President Trump; and for former intelligence community inspector general, Michael Atkinson, who helped orchestrate the hoax. On…
New details are shedding light on the troubled history of Noemi Guzman, the woman fatally shot by police after a terrifying attack outside a Nebraska Walmart that left a young child seriously hurt. According to the New York Post, authorities say the 31-year-old had a documented pattern of violent behavior…
A courageous Michigan gas station clerk helped save a teenage girl who was abducted by a gun-toting stranger with a history of rape allegations while walking to her school bus stop.The creep kidnapped the 16-year-old girl at gunpoint just after 7 a.m. Monday in Hamtramck, while she was waiting for…
Nebraska police fatally shot a woman who slashed a toddler after leading the child out of a Walmart at knifepoint in an alleged kidnapping, according to cops and body-worn camera images.Cops responded to a Walmart in Omaha just after 9:10 a.m. for reports of a woman armed with a “large…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to speak at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesU.S. officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, are expecting the Federal Reserve to take a wait-and-see…
(José Niño, Headline USA) Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) is urging the House of Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings against Judge James Boasberg after a federal appeals court concluded that the judge overstepped his authority in his contempt investigation targeting the Trump administration, as Just the News reported. “The D.C. Circuit…
Kristi Noem and her cross-dressing husband, Bryon, borrowed millions of dollars in the years leading up to the latter’s eye-popping spending on “bimbo” OnlyFans models, a financial disclosure shows. The couple listed between $2,600,000 and $3,250,000 in debts dating back to 2020 on a federal financial disclosure filed by the…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Bar discipline enforcement reached John Eastman, the legal scholar who questioned the legality of certifying the 2020 presidential election.Eastman on Wednesday lost his final bid to salvage his California law license after the California Supreme Court declined to overturn a lower court ruling. The action follows a…
(Headline USA) A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states.A Manhattan federal jury deliberated for four days before reaching its decision…
Tom Steyer speaks at the National Action Networks Southeast Regional Conference in Atlanta on Nov. 21, 2019. Steyer was then a Democratic presidential candidate. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty ImagesBillionaire Tom Steyer, who is running for California governor, has vowed to completely abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state and arrest…
By Hedieh Mirahmadi, Exclusive Columnist Thursday, April 16, 2026Bulk Carrier, Belray, in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 22, 2026 in northern Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. In a statement yesterday, the UAE and nearly two dozen other countries issued a joint statement condemning Iran’s “attacks…
A string of resurfaced messages has intensified scrutiny around former Rep. Tony Gonzales, contributing to his resignation after weeks of mounting controversy. According to the New York Post, newly published communications reveal that Gonzales allegedly made repeated advances toward a campaign staffer during his 2020 congressional run. The woman, now…
By Jarrett Stepman, Op-ed contributor Thursday, April 16, 2026A picture showing Lonna Drewes (L) and former US Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, is shown during a press conference where she described her claims about sexual misconduct by Swalwell in Beverly Hills, California, on April 14, 2026. Swalwell, who had…
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People take part in a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in two cases in which states have banned males from participating in female sports in Washington on Jan. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesTransgender athletes will continue to be allowed to compete in girls’ K-12…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
Financial records are adding a new layer to a controversy surrounding former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her husband, raising questions about their finances in the years before a headline-grabbing scandal emerged. According to the New York Post, a federal financial disclosure filed last year shows the couple carried…
Oil supply disruptions from the conflict with Iran may present the perfect opportunity for the United States to reorder the global energy market by exploiting its own natural resources and investing in the Western Hemisphere. American companies have already begun ramping up investments in Latin America, closing new deals with a…
A leading Republican hoping to replace the retiring Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., who led an investigation of the House Jan. 6 Committee, ironically has an apparent social media history of criticizing President Donald Trump over the incident.Dr. John Cowan is running for Congress in Georgia’s 11th District, hoping to succeed…
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the chief federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital, says she is seeking to interview any female victims who alleged to have been assaulted by Rep. Eric Swalwell in Washington D.C. and may seek to obtain any secret agreements Congress paid to keep accusers quiet.”You’re darn right,”…
The Democrat-led Ukraine impeachment effort of 2019 was linked to and a continuation of the Russiagate saga and of the failed effort by special counsel Robert Mueller to unearth criminality by President Donald Trump, newly-declassified documents and testimony indicate.Memos declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and released by Just the News…
An influential Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says the bombshell evidence disclosed this week challenging the credibility and bias of a CIA analyst who prompted the Ukraine influence scandal seven years ago is so powerful that it warrants Congress expunging the 2019 impeachment vote against President Donald Trump.”I think…
A Tennessee bill that its sponsor says promotes “fearless freedom of debate and deliberation” and is on its way to second-term Republican Gov. Bill Lee.Senate Bill 1741/House Bill 1476 would bar the state’s colleges and universities from rescinding invitations to speakers because of their politics, according to its sponsor, Rep.…
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America led 77 of its pro-life organization colleagues in sending the acting U.S. attorney general a letter asking the Department of Justice to stop undermining pro-life states’ laws by favoring the abortion drug industry over these states.President of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America Marjorie Dannenfelser told…
The Elitist Media have mostly refused to cover the steady stream of heinous crimes committed by immigrants, legal or otherwise. ABC News appears to have broken the streak, as they covered the horrific murder of a DHS employee just outside Atlanta. Watch the report in its entirety as aired on…
House Oversight Democrats said Tuesday they will move to hold former Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress after she failed to appear for a deposition tied to the committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) announced the threat on X, and the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Robert…
Body camera footage released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer shooting 17-year-old Emeshyon Wilkins in the back of the head as the teen ran away, directly contradicting an earlier police statement that Wilkins had pointed a gun at officers. The video, obtained through discovery in a federal lawsuit, has…
The House Judiciary Committee released internal Department of Homeland Security documents showing that federal officials knew a Venezuelan man had no valid asylum claim, no identification, no U.S. address, and no fear of returning home, and released him into the country anyway. Less than two years later, Chicago police arrested…
The U.S. Supreme Court will convene Friday morning for a public non-argument session and may announce at least one opinion from the bench, setting the stage for what could be one of the most consequential stretches of decisions in recent memory. The justices will take the bench at 10 a.m.,…
Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress on Tuesday, ending a 13-year career in Washington that collapsed in days under the weight of sexual misconduct accusations from five women, two of whom alleged rape. His most powerful patron, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, wasted little time stepping away from the wreckage she…
A California woman named Lonna Drewes stood before cameras at a press conference in Beverly Hills and accused Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) of drugging her drink, raping her, and choking her until she lost consciousness during an encounter she said took place in 2018. Swalwell, through his attorney, denied the…
Baltimore City police confirmed Tuesday that a body pulled from the Inner Harbor belongs to Branson Oduor, a man reported missing nearly two weeks earlier after a night out in Fells Point. The grim discovery near the National Aquarium closes one chapter of a missing-person case, and opens a set…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill on Monday adding her state to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a move that would commit Virginia’s 13 electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate wins the most votes nationwide, regardless of how Virginians themselves vote. The Virginia Republican Party called it “an…
Lea Bardon, the White House director of Cabinet Affairs, is stepping down from the Trump administration to become executive vice president at The Sovereign Advisors, a Washington-based public affairs firm founded by longtime Trump confidant Taylor Budowich. The move, first reported by Politico on Tuesday, marks another senior departure as…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Semafor this week that a proposed executive order requiring banks to collect citizenship information from customers is “in process,” the clearest signal yet that the Trump administration intends to close a gap that has allowed illegal immigrants to access the American financial system with little…
By Andrew Rodriguez, Op-ed contributor Thursday, April 16, 2026Members of the group “Concerned Women for America” pray outside the US Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguements in Chiles v. Salazar, a landmark case on “conversion therapy,” on October 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court will hear…
This grab from video shows traffic backed up after a multi-vehicle pile up on a section of a snowy highway in Clear Creek County, Colorado, on April 14, 2026. KMGH/Denver7 via APDENVER—Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the…
Lightning flashes beyond an apartment building as a thunderstorm passes in the distance Monday, April 13, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP PhotoOTTAWA, Kan.—A day after severe storms damaged communities in the Plains and the Midwest, forecasters warned that storms could bring giant hail, tornadoes and severe wind gusts to…
House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain marked Tax Day on Wednesday with a roundtable featuring lawmakers, workers, small business owners, manufacturers, farmers, and tax professionals who said the Working Families Tax Cuts, passed last year, increased refunds, reduced taxes on tips and overtime pay, and provided relief for small businesses…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized cocaine worth more than $1.1 million from an American citizen. The man now faces federal prosecution after his arrest on April, 7, 2026, at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionU.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the U.S.–Mexico…
Don’t look now, but Big Oil is making big moves to secure positions in the expanding Venezuelan oil industry as part of the Trump Administration’s plans to revitalize the country’s economy. On Monday, Chevron officials signed a pair of deals to expand the company’s footprint in the prolific Orinoco Belt…
Calves roam through debris near where a home once stood along Raese Road after a tornado in Union Center, Wis., on April 15, 2026. The National Weather Service is tracking the tornado’s path as severe weather threats remain from the southern Plains to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions.…
Meta appears unlikely to avoid a trial as soon as August in a lawsuit brought by 33 state attorneys general.(CN) — Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday tried to persuade a federal judge there was no evidence to support the claims by 33 state attorneys general that the owner of Facebook…
A coalition of 14 state financial leaders across the country backed a Trump administration policy to reduce fraud in health-care systems.The group of state financial officers wrote a letter Wednesday to the Trump administration praising a policy from the U.S. Department of Labor that requested greater transparency from health-care providers…
California’s Assembly Republican Caucus on Wednesday called for a special legislative session to investigate an estimated $180 billion in fraud in taxpayer-funded programs.“Fraud absolutely is linked to the cost-of-living crisis,” Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, said during a news conference at the Capitol. “Every dollar, every penny of fraud is…
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a measure prohibiting public schools from using taxpayer-funded resources to support teachers’ unions, a move supporters say restores government neutrality while critics argue it limits educators’ ability to organize.The legislation, House Bill 516, bars school districts from facilitating payroll deductions for union…