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Rep. Stefanik Stumps for Zeldin in Rensselaer County, New York

The Epoch Times will livestream New York Republican and conservative nominee for governor Lee Zeldin’s Bus Tour in Rensselaer County at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 3. Rep. Elise Stefanik (D-N.Y.) and the two parties’ local officials will join Zeldin in a “Get Out the Vote” rally. As a nonpartisan public charity, The Epoch Times does…


Trump Endorses Rep. Zeldin for NY Governor, Calls on New Yorkers to Vote Republican in November

Former President Donald Trump has announced his endorsement of Rep. Lee Zeldin in the race for governor of New York, telling voters that the Long Island Republican can resolve the state’s crime woes. “I have watched and known Congressman Lee Zeldin for many years. He is a great and brilliant lawyer who was a ‘must…


Trump Criticizes Jan. 6 Committee Over Vote to Subpoena Him, Set to Respond Friday

Former President Donald Trump on Oct. 13 denounced the Jan. 6 committee, after the Democrat-dominated panel voted ​unanimously to subpoena him. “Why didn’t the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago? Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting?” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. “Because…


Biden: ‘I Believe I Can Beat Donald Trump Again’ in 2024

President Joe Biden believes he has what it takes to defeat his predecessor Donald Trump in a rematch in 2024. Biden made the comment during a wide-ranging interview with CNN on Oct. 11, and added that he won’t decide on whether to run for reelection until after the November midterm elections. “Is one of the…


Stefanik Announces Bid for House GOP Chair, Faces Challenger Donalds

Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) will compete to be the next House Republican Conference chair after the November elections. Stefanik, the current conference chair who replaced Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in the position in May 2021, announced her reelection bid on Sept. 13. Her announcement signals that she will not seek the…


Trump Says Cheney’s Defeat a ‘Complete Rebuke’ of Jan. 6 Committee

Former President Donald Trump suggested that the Jan. 6 committee should be dissolved, following the defeat of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in a GOP primary on Aug. 16, calling the vote a “referendum” and that “the people have spoken.” “Congratulations to Harriet Hageman on her great and very decisive WIN in Wyoming. This is a…


White House Press Secretary Disputes Allegation Mar-a-Lago Raid Was Political

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has disputed the rhetoric put out by Republicans that the FBI raid at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence was politically motivated. In comments aimed at Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who called the search “a complete abuse and overreach of its authority,” Jean-Pierre told ABC News’ “This Week” co-host…


‘Witch Hunt’: Trump Criticizes Biden White House Over Mar-a-Lago Raid

Former President Donald Trump dismissed a White House claim that it didn’t know about the FBI raid on his Florida home. “The ‘White House’ just announced that it had NO KNOWLEDGE of the early morning RAID on Mar-a-Lago, or the break in of Melania’s closets, my safe’s, or the secured and locked storage area where…


‘Biden Knew All About This,’ Trump Says After Mar-a-Lago Home Raided by FBI

Former President Donald Trump has criticized President Joe Biden, claiming that the administration had prior knowledge of the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago resort on Monday. “Biden knew all about this, just like he knew all about Hunter’s ‘deals,’” Trump wrote on Tuesday in a post via his Truth Social platform. Hunter Biden, who is…


Stefanik Criticizes Jan. 6 Committee for Keeping Pelosi ‘Off-Limits’ From Probe

House GOP Conference Chairwoman Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has called out Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), chair of the Jan. 6 Committee, questioning why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has remained “off-limits” from the committee’s scrutiny over the events that led up to violence on Jan. 6, 2021. “You have only one office that’s off-limits to…