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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Caine testify to the Senate Appropriations Committee on the 2027 Defense Budget at 10:30 a.m. ET on May 12. ...

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland and the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division hold a press conference at 10 a.m. ET on May 12 to provide an update about the investigation into the collision incident involving…

The House Appropriations Committee holds a Department of Defense budget hearing at 8 a.m. ET on May 12. Witnesses: Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense, Department of Defense Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to undergo his annual dental and medical evaluations on May 26 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, the White House said on May 11. The White House said the upcoming dental and…

The Department of the Interior repealed a Biden-era regulation on May 11 that had placed conservation on par with drilling, mining, and grazing on roughly 245 million acres of federal public land. The 2024 rule allowed public property to be…

President Donald Trump on Monday announced a slew of nominations sent to the U.S. Senate, including two of his most recognizable supporters to diplomatic posts and more than a dozen federal judges. The White House named former Phoenix television news…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on May 11 that he had directed the Pentagon’s general counsel to convene a special review panel to carry out a department-wide review of the military legal system. Hegseth said in a video message…

Nebraska voters will select nominees for a U.S. Senate seat and the state’s three Congressional Districts. Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, who was appointed by Gov. Jim Pillen in 2023 to complete Ben Sasse’s Senate term after resigning to…

A public interest law firm announced Monday it was suing Illinois over its use of race in drawing congressional maps. The lawsuit accuses the state of violating the 15th Amendment, which prohibits government from denying a citizen the right to…

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on May 11 that it is sanctioning 12 new targets as part of its “Economic Fury” initiative to cripple Iran’s military and economic capacity. “Today, the Department of the Treasury … is designating 12 individuals…

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump is bringing a delegation of business executives when he travels to China for a summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, White House officials confirmed on Monday. Leaders representing aerospace, agriculture, finance, tech, and other…

The White House released a list of nominees on Monday for various positions across the federal government, including former Navy SEAL Cameron Hamilton to take over as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) lead—a position he was fired from a…

The United States should take a stronger stance against China’s human rights violations and religious repression, according to Sam Brownback, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. In a recent interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders,” Brownback compared the nation…

The U.S. Supreme Court late on May 11 cleared the way for Alabama to redraw its congressional election map to comply with the court’s landmark ruling limiting the use of race in redistricting. The court’s new decision took the form…

A preservation group has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop President Donald Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The Cultural Landscape Foundation filed the complaint on May 11 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,…

President Donald Trump hosts the 2026 National Football Champions, Indiana University, at the White House at 4 p.m. ET on May 11.

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 11 extended its order allowing a popular abortion pill to continue to be sent in the mail, after a federal appeals court ruling blocked the practice days before. Justice Samuel Alito’s new order extends access…

U.S. Health and Human Services Department holds a roundtable meeting discussing the Moms.gov website with mothers and doctors at 3 p.m. ET on May 11. ...

President Donald Trump said on May 11 that he plans to raise the cases of media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and pastor Ezra Jin during his upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. “I’ll bring them both up,” Trump told reporters…

The House of Representatives is set to vote on a resolution urging President Donald Trump to make the freedom of political prisoners in China a priority in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, including during this week’s summit in Beijing.…