Democratic Lawmakers Call on Military Members, Intelligence Community to ‘Refuse Illegal Orders’

Federal agents at an anti-ICE protest at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 12, 2025. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Six Democratic lawmakers have called on members of the military and the intelligence community to disobey “illegal orders” from the top command. A video was released on X on Nov. 18

Order Restricting Use of Force by Immigration Agents in Chicago-Area Paused by Appeals Court

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago on Oct. 23, 2025. Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Nov. 19 temporarily paused an order that restricts the use of force by federal immigration agents in an illegal immigration crackdown in the

Commerce Department Authorizes Export of Advanced AI Semiconductors to Companies in UAE, Saudi Arabia

The U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Nov. 19 that it had authorized exporting tens of thousands of American advanced artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor chips to two companies in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The microchips will go

Florida Democrat Charged With Stealing FEMA Funds to Pay for Her Congressional Campaign

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick condemns hate speech and misinformation about Haitian immigrants during a news conference at the Capitol on Sept. 20, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo A House Democrat from Florida and three others were charged with stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using the money to fund her 2021 congressional campaign, according

Florida Congresswoman Charged With Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Funds

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick condemns hate speech and misinformation about Haitian immigrants during a news conference at the Capitol on Sept. 20, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo A House Democrat from Florida and three others were charged with stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using the money to fund her 2021 congressional campaign, according

House Passes Bill to Rescind Senate Payout Provision

The U.S. Capitol building view from the Washington Monument in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The U.S. House on Nov. 19 voted to rescind a provision from a recent bill to fund the federal government that would have permitted senators to receive major cash payouts from the Department of Justice (DOJ)