The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was hit with an 11-count indictment alleging it defrauded donors by sending millions of dollars to informants who infiltrated white supremacist and hate groups that it publicly opposed. The indictment by a grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, charged the SPLC with wire fraud, making false statements to a federally
John Phelan at a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is leaving the administration, effective immediately, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs, made the announcement on X. “On behalf of
Federal agents block people protesting an ICE operation at a cannabis farm near Camarillo, Calif., on July 10, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 22 permanently blocked California from enforcing a new law requiring federal immigration officers to display identification when on duty in the state, ruling the law
A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy in Alexandria, Va., April 21, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo A Virginia judge ruled on Wednesday that the state’s redistricting referendum approved by voters a day earlier was invalid, nullifying the election results. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones said he would immediately file
Carter Page, petroleum industry consultant and former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, in New York City on Aug. 21, 2020. Brendon Fallon/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice told the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 that it has settled a lawsuit filed by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page over alleged surveillance abuses.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters outside the White House on April 22, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The White House said on April 22 that President Donald Trump is dissatisfied with the Mexican government’s response to the deaths of two CIA agents in Mexico. The comments followed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s statement
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House, on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that relatively high gas prices will not last long but that any change is contingent on when the United States and Iran cease