Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel (not pictured), on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters Several Democratic politicians have pulled their endorsements of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and urged him to end his campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations. House
An artist’s rendering of President Donald Trump’s proposed “Independence Arch” in a handout obtained on April 10, 2026. U.S. Commission on Fine Arts/Handout via Reuters The Trump administration formally submitted designs Friday to the Commission of Fine Arts for a 250-foot triumphal arch planned for Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery. President Donald Trump announced
The United States and Iran will begin formal peace talks on April 11 at Islamabad’s Serena Hotel, with at least three urgent issues needing swift resolution to sustain a tenuous ceasefire before addressing a host of issues that have strained relations between the two nations for a half-century. Topping the agenda is the United States’
Shipping cranes stand above shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles on Feb. 20, 2026. Mario Tama/Getty Images The Court of International Trade heard oral arguments on April 10 in a suit challenging President Donald Trump’s recent global tariffs. Trump implemented those tariffs using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the
“Ghost guns” seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed in a file photo at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives field office in Glendale, Calif., on April 18, 2022. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill to ban so-called “ghost guns,” a law making it easier to
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Pentagon is appealing a federal judge’s rulings that it curtailed the First Amendment rights of journalists by limiting their access to government buildings, as well as how they obtained information. In a notice of appeal on April
The seal of the U.S. Department of State is seen in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/File Photo/Reuters The Department of Justice (DOJ) settled a lawsuit that accused the Biden administration of censoring speech by Americans and journalists with views that didn’t align with its agenda. The initial lawsuit was filed by two right-leaning