Nathan Worcester

3 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Nathan Worcester

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation battle did not spark comments—but President Nayib Bukele seemed popular among Salvadorans in the U.S. capital. 4/21/2025Updated: 4/21/2025WASHINGTON—The afternoon of April 18, Good Friday, was warm and sunny in Washington, D.C.—a clean, dry interlude before swampy weather settles in. On the streets of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, men from El Salvador, Guatemala, and other Central American countries played cards at tables and shot the breeze on stoops.

3 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Nathan Worcester

Two men defied their parties on a funding bill. A trip through Jared Golden’s Maine district shows why he and Thomas Massie may face different consequences. 4/21/2025Updated: 4/21/2025This is part two in a two-part series on the congressmen who broke with their parties over the recent funding bill. Part one focused on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who faced calls for a primary challenger from President Donald Trump after voting against the continuing resolution to fund the government.

1 week ago | ntd.com | Nathan Worcester

WASHINGTON—The spike in autism has been caused by environmental factors as opposed to genetics, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on April 16. Kennedy said at a press conference in Washington that autism is a preventable disease caused by environmental factors, with possibilities including mold, air, medicines, and the increase in the average age of parents. “We have really good genetic markers now, and they provide a vulnerability.

1 week ago | ntd.com | Nathan Worcester

Former President Joe Biden homed in on Social Security in remarks at the Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) conference on April 15. It was his first major speech since leaving office. While President Donald Trump ran on protecting Social Security, Biden sought to take up the mantle of Social Security’s defender on stage in Chicago. He said the new administration had learned the mantra, “Move fast and break things,” from the world of tech.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Nathan Worcester

AUSTIN, Texas—The question kept coming up: was Natal Conference 2025 a “tech right” event? Brian Chau sounded skeptical. “I expected to see more tech right people here,” Chau, the founder of an open-source AI think tank, told The Epoch Times. He didn’t see big names from a16z and other tech firms associated with the American right. Crémieux Recueil, a demographer who said he had “been linked to the tech right,” said they were thinner on the ground than at Hereticon.