DHS: 8,000 Percent Jump in Death Threats Against ICE Officers

Activists confront a federal law enforcement officer during a protest outside of an immigration processing center in Broadview, Ill., on Sept. 12, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images United States immigration officers are facing an 8,000 percent increase in death threats against them, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data released Thursday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Noem Rejects Illinois Governor’s Plea for ICE to Pause Operations During Halloween

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rejected a request from the governor of Illinois to pause immigration enforcement operations during Halloween. In a letter to Noem, Illinois Gov. JB

Federal Judge Weighs Forcing USDA to Pay SNAP Benefits Despite Shutdown

The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge considered ordering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to tap into a $5 billion contingency fund to avoid a lapse in the national food stamp program on Oct. 30. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani,

Hearing for Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Postponed After She Goes Into Labor

Dr. Casey Means attends a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP Photo The Senate on Oct. 30 postponed a hearing that had been scheduled for Thursday to vet President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to

Senate Passes Bill to End Trump’s Global Tariffs

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senators have passed a bill to revoke the national emergency declaration used by President Donald Trump as the legal basis for his reciprocal global tariff