Haitian Residents of Ohio Town Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger

A mural in downtown in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 16, 2024. Luke Sharrett/Getty Images SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Temporary Protection Status was set to end for certain Haitian immigrants in the United States on Feb. 3 until U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes granted a last-minute reprieve the evening of Feb. 2. According to the judge’s ruling, termination

Trump Says Republicans Should ‘Take Over’ and Nationalize Voting in Some Areas

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, on Feb. 24, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview with former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino on Feb. 2 that Republicans should “take over” the voting process in certain areas and place it under

Clintons Agree to Testify in Epstein Investigation

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive for Donald Trump’s inauguration as the next President of the United States in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed Monday

Maryland House Passes Mid-Decade Redistricting Bill, Sending Measure to Senate

A flag stands atop the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., on May 11, 2023. Brian Witte/AP Photo Maryland’s House of Delegates on Feb. 2 passed House Bill 488, advancing a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections and sending the legislation to the Maryland Senate. The vote followed weeks

Judge Issues 2nd Order Blocking Ban on Lawmakers’ Surprise Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities

Protesters convene at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building to oppose ICE detentions, in Minneapolis, on Jan. 30, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Feb. 2 issued a second order blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy preventing unannounced oversight visits to immigration detention centers by lawmakers. In the nation’s capital,

Jeffries Says House Democrats Divided on Senate Funding Bill With 2-Week DHS Extension

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday said House Democrats hold a “diversity of perspectives” on whether to support a Senate-passed funding bill that would restore funding for multiple agencies

Judge Removes Order Blocking DHS From Destroying Alex Pretti Shooting Evidence

Federal agents block off the scene of the Alex Pretti shooting as crowds gather in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images A federal judge canceled a court order blocking the Trump administration from destroying evidence in the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, saying it was not needed.