Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 1, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images An Illinois judge on Aug. 13 denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for Texas House Democrats who left the state to try blocking a mid-cycle redistricting effort that could
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on July 31, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a brief executive order on Aug. 13 revoking an order from his predecessor that directed agencies to crack down on anti-competitive practices in industries like pharmaceuticals
Gasoline prices at a Shell station in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The California Energy Commission (CEC) has tabled a resolution calling for a pause in implementing a 2023 state law that would impose financial penalties on gasoline producers accused of accruing “excess profits” while “price gouging” consumers.
President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 13, 2025.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 13 to enhance American drug supply chain resilience by filling and maintaining the strategic reserve for essential pharmaceutical ingredients, with a preference for American-made ingredients—a move designed
U.S. cyber officials indicate cyber adversaries will no longer be allowed to ‘walk all over’ the United States. Add to My List Save (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Creative By Catherine Yang | August 13, 2025Updated:August 13, 2025 Once considered mainly an economic thief in cyberspace, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now seen
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers, the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Park Police officers inspect a vendor’s truck after detaining a person on the National Mall in Washington, on Aug. 13, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump will direct federal agents to patrol Washington around the clock,
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a ceremony for U.S. National Day at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on July 19, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Europe must be ready to join the United States in imposing higher tariffs on China and other countries that buy Russian energy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent