President Trump sued JPMorgan Chase Bank and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion in Florida, Thursday, alleging that the bank had closed his accounts in 2021 “as a result of political and social motivations.” The suit, filed in Florida state court in Miami-Dade County, claims that Mr. Trump and his hospitality companies “suffered considerable
France’s Navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, intercepts an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea on Jan. 22, 2026. Etat-Major des Armees via AP The French navy boarded a sanctioned oil tanker Thursday departing Russia flying under a false flag in the Mediterranean Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The operation was
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has made the first steps in a Minnesota gubernatorial campaign, a source close to the senator tells WCCO. Klobuchar on Thursday filed preliminary paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board. She’s expected to announce her plans in the coming days. The move comes weeks after fellow Democrat Tim Walz’s decision to
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Jan. 21 that he would support articles of impeachment against some federal judges after congressional Republicans floated the prospect last year. During a
A Minnesota federal magistrate judge refused to sign a complaint charging independent journalist Don Lemon in connection with a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday, multiple sources familiar with the proceedings told CBS News. “The attorney general is enraged at the magistrate’s decision,” said a source familiar with the matter. Attorney General
Washington — The House is set to vote Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears. After weeks of working through funding measures following the longest shutdown in history last year, House and Senate appropriators released the text of the final four bills earlier this week.
Washington — The House approved an amendment to a must-pass funding package Thursday that would repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge. In a unanimous vote, the House approved an amendment to the rule that governs the package of funding bills,