Special counsel Jack Smith at the Justice Department in Washington on June 9, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith responded to a federal watchdog investigation over potential Hatch Act violations, saying the probe is “unfounded.” Smith had brought two criminal cases against President Donald Trump. The Office of Special Counsel
The state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Democrat Catelin Drey won an Aug. 26 special election for Iowa Senate District 1, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP’s supermajority in the chamber. Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch with 4,208 votes (55 percent) to Prosch’s 3,411
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has called for an end to the Senate tradition known as the “blue slip,” despite resistance from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The blue slip is a tradition that allows senators from the
Members of the National Guard outside Union Station in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Federal officials will take over the management of Washington’s Union Station, which Amtrak now runs. Amtrak is a federally chartered corporation operating as a for-profit entity, with the U.S. government as its controlling shareholder. The Epoch Times
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris host the official launch of the NextGen Acela at Union Station in Washington at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 27, and discuss the actions the Trump administration is taking to make Union Station a world-class transit hub. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris host the official launch of the NextGen Acela at Union Station in Washington at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 27, and discuss the actions the Trump administration is taking to make Union Station a world-class transit hub. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning
Solicitor General nominee D. John Sauer prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 26, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The federal government on Aug. 26 filed an application with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to suspend a court order that is preventing it from freezing billions