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Former Navy pilot Rebecca Bennett has emerged victorious among four Democratic candidates vying to unseat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) in a key battleground district that could determine control of the House. The Associated Press called the race at 8:56…

More than 1,250 faculty members of the nation’s largest public university system are urging their leaders to reinstate the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Testing exam ahead of the 2027–2028 academic year, saying too many students admitted to…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) reaffirmed his endorsement of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on June 2, telling reporters he had met with Platner and would work to defeat Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in November. The comments were…

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told a congressional committee on June 2 that the U.S. Department of Justice is scrapping the proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund that has been blocked by the courts. “We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,”…

The Trump administration negotiated a most‑favored‑nation pricing strategy with 17 major drugmakers. The move aims to align U.S. drug prices with other parts of the world. President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran could come “over the next week.”…

U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies to the House Appropriations Committee’s Oversight Hearing at 4 p.m. ET on June 2.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, holds a White House Press briefing at 1 p.m. ET on June 2.

New York Democrats are moving to give state lawmakers the power to redraw the state’s congressional maps, entering the national fight over control of the U.S. House. The proposed constitutional amendment would allow lawmakers to draw district lines themselves and…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 2 intended to address cybersecurity threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the new frontier models being released by major industry players. Signed in private, the order allows some AI…

President Donald Trump has ordered agencies to take heed of a government document that outlines how the United States recommends more vaccines than other countries. The May 29 executive order also directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) clarified a recent policy change that would affect visa and green card holders, following a new policy by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requiring some visa holders and humanitarian parolees to return to…

A federal court in Washington state on June 1 dismissed a coalition of states’ appeal seeking to reinstate $7 billion in solar energy grants that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) canceled. The plaintiffs—21 states, the District of Columbia, and…

Voters in six states will go to the polls today for a series of key races. The biggest item of the night will be the litany of races in California, the nation’s largest state. Others will be held in Iowa,…

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on June 1 to amend tariffs on aluminum, steel, and copper imports in an effort to boost investment in the U.S. agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The proclamation will lower tariffs on agricultural equipment, including…

Tensions remain high between the top two Republicans in the California governor’s race as Tuesday’s primary looms. Candidate and former Fox News host Steve Hilton recently called on Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to drop out of the race, saying…

The Pentagon Press Office has been designated a classified space in the complex, with journalists being evicted from the area to make room for a new classified speechwriter area. “The Pentagon Press Office has been redesignated as a Sensitive Compartmented…

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on June 1 that Rosario “Pete” Vasquez would become the new chief of the Border Patrol. Vasquez succeeds Mike Banks, who stepped down from the role last month after 15 months. Vasquez has more…

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has hit pause on a proposed anti-weaponization fund after an unfavorable court ruling. “The Department of Justice disagrees strongly with the decision on the Anti-Weaponization Fund put forth by the United States District Court Judge in the…

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on June 1. The meeting, confirmed to The Epoch Times by a source familiar with the plan, follows last week’s break in both the House…

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin honors the victims of the September 2025 Dallas ICE facility shooting during an event at 3:15 p.m. ET on June 1. ...