US Raises Anti-Dumping Duties on Canadian Softwood to 20.56 Percent

Logs at a sawmill, in West Kelowna, B.C., on April 4, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck The U.S. government on Friday imposed 20.56 percent anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber imports from Canada following an administrative review to determine whether the goods were being sold below fair market value. The U.S. Commerce Department said that its

Education Department to Release Billions in Withheld Grant Money for Schools

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on July 21, 2007. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education is expected to release to public schools soon billions of dollars in federal grants previously put on hold. In an email response to The Epoch Times, Madi Biedermann, the Department of Education’s deputy

Judge Maintains Nationwide Block on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in Massachusetts has maintained his nationwide block on

FEMA Chief Responds to Criticisms, Calls Texas Flood Response ‘Model’ for Future Disasters

A sign for the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pictured at FEMA headquarters in Washington on April 20, 2020. Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool Responding to recent criticisms, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) acting Administrator David Richardson said the federal response to the catastrophic Texas floods earlier this month was exemplary. “I

House Ethics Panel Tells AOC to Pay Additional $3,000 for 2021 Met Gala

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends The 2021 Met Gala “Celebrating In America: A Lexicon of Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art” in New York City on Sept. 13, 2021. Mike Coppola/Getty Images The House Ethics Committee has determined that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) underpaid for services and gifts related to her high-profile appearance at the 2021

‘You Must Be Kidding’: Media Matters, Collapsing Under Siege from Elon Musk, Fumes at Massive Legal Bills From Marc Elias Firm

Left-wing nonprofit reportedly considering closing up shop amid Elon Musk lawsuit Marc Elias (Wikimedia Commons) When Elon Musk sued Media Matters in 2023, the law firm of Democratic super-lawyer Marc Elias swooped in to represent the liberal media group. It made little headway against the lawsuit before submitting millions of dollars in legal bills, prompting

AOC Broke House Ethics Rules With Met Gala Appearance, Ordered To Repay $2,700 for ‘Tax the Rich’ Gown

New York firebrand accepted ‘impermissible gifts,’ House Ethics Committee rules Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) violated House Ethics rules after she attended the 2021 Met Gala in her infamous “Tax the Rich” dress, the House Ethics Committee ruled Friday, ordering her to repay a fashion designer nearly $3,000 for