BLM Reopens National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for Drilling

Fish Creek winds through the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska’s North Slope, on July 8, 2004. David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will open more public land for oil and gas drilling in Alaska, the agency announced on Dec.

Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard to Chicago

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 23 ruled that President Donald Trump may not deploy National Guard troops to Chicago to protect federal immigration agents for the time being. “At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source