Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Federal Layoffs

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court order preventing the Trump administration from carrying out job cuts en masse and restructuring federal agencies. The new ruling lifts U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s prior order that put large-scale layoffs

Waltz confirmation hearing planned for next week, source says

Duckworth on Waltz U.N. ambassador nod Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Mike Waltz will have a “brutal hearing” for U.N. ambassador 08:20 Washington — President Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, is expected to appear before senators next week for his confirmation hearing, a source familiar with the schedule confirmed to

Senate Democrats Propose Bill Requiring Visible IDs, Fewer Masks for Immigration Officers

ICE agents and federal law enforcement partners arrest a suspected illegal immigrant. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Senate Democrats introduced legislation on July 8 that would require federal immigration officers to wear visible identification during enforcement actions and limit the use of face coverings. The bill, known as the VISIBLE Act of 2025, is sponsored