Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood top figure Mohamed el-Beltagy flashes the four finger symbol known as “Rabaa” from behind the defendant’s cage as the judge reads out the verdict sentencing him and more than 100 other defendants at the police academy in Cairo, Egypt, on May 16, 2015. Khaled Desouki /AFP/Getty Images The U.S. designation of the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) is welcomed by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz upon arrival in Berlin on Aug. 13, 2025. John MacDougall/AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 13 that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” when he said sanctions were not hurting the Kremlin. Zelenskyy was speaking after sitting in on a series
People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, on April 3, 2019. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo The White House on Tuesday ordered an internal review of selected Smithsonian museums and exhibitions to ensure all public-facing content aligns with President Donald Trump’s directive to celebrate U.S. exceptionalism. In a letter
The Supreme Court in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times As the Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary this year, the Supreme Court is set to hear at least one landmark case dealing with the legislation. The outcome will have long-term ripple effects on the balance of power in Congress, especially
A sign in support of Medicaid rests in a walking device during a sit-in protest against a Republican budget plan on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 27, 2025. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images State legislatures next year will need to adjust annual spending plans to accommodate revisions
Members of the National Guard walk from the DC Joint Force Headquarters to the DC Armory in Washington, DC, on Aug. 12, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP On Aug. 12, National Guard troops arrived in Washington after President Donald Trump federalized policing, citing a scourge of crime in the capital city. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
A judges gavel rests on top of a desk in the courtroom in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 3, 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Aug. 12 announced the nomination of five individuals as federal district judges in Alabama and Mississippi. Among them is Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour as a judge on the