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Farmers in the United States have seen fertilizer inputs and diesel costs balloon by up to 40 percent over the past five years because of China’s export restrictions, the Russia–Ukraine war, U.S. tariffs, and, most recently, India’s massive state procurements…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling limiting the use of race in redistricting efforts may benefit Republicans in 2026 and 2028, elections experts told The Epoch Times. In Louisiana v. Callais, a majority of the court said that race may…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a closed-door meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shortly after they arrived in South Korea on May 13 for trade negotiations. The meeting lasted three hours and was held under tight security at…

Public interest attorney Rachel Fetty Anderson is the Democrats’ pick to challenge incumbent Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in the November U.S. Senate election. Capito, who has represented the state in the Senate since 2015, is heavily favored to win…

Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts has prevailed against four Republican challengers in the primary race for his Senate seat in the Nov. 3 general election. He is set to face the Democratic nominee Cindy Burbank, who won her Democratic…

Cuba wants help, and the United States will hold talks with the communist island nation, President Donald Trump announced in a Tuesday post on Truth Social. He did not specify when those talks would take place. “No Republican has ever…

Republican leaders of the Tennessee Legislature on May 12 responded to last week’s fiery protests against the state’s new congressional map last week by stripping committee assignments from all Democratic members. House Speaker Cameron Sexton notified Democratic Leader Karen Camper…

Alphabet’s Google is in discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others about future rocket launches for the company’s planned data centers in space. Google announced its Project Suncatcher in November, outlining its plan to develop solar-powered, space-based data centers for…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) leads a Police Week candlelight vigil at the U.S. Capitol at 7 p.m. ET on May 12.

WASHINGTON—Trump immigration officials on May 12 revealed findings from a nationwide investigation into a common work program for foreign students, outlining allegations of suspicious work sites, “phantom employees,” financial inconsistencies, and evidence of transnational fraud. Todd Lyons, U.S. Immigration and…

As President Donald Trump prepares for his first visit to China since 2017, tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz have moved to the center of the agenda, according to insiders familiar with preparations for the summit. Trump is…

The Missouri Supreme Court on May 12 upheld the state’s 2025 redistricting map, possibly flipping one more seat to Republican from Democrat. “Drawing maps establishing congressional districts is a political process, involving policy decisions that are political in nature, best…

The South Carolina state Senate voted on May 12 against extending its current session, a setback in the effort to postpone the congressional primaries in the state and to redraw the state’s congressional map. Five Republicans joined all Democrats in…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd M. Lyons announces findings from an investigation into alleged fraud involving the 24-month Optional Practical Training extension program for F-1 visa-holding foreign students with qualifying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees. ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to examine the posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program at approximately 11 a.m. ET…

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…