The National Park Service logo at a Joshua Tree National Park visitor center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Feb. 20, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s nomination of hospitality executive Scott Socha to serve as director of the National Park Service has been withdrawn. In a notice sent to the Senate on April 27,
Protesters take part in a “People vs. Poison” rally against pesticides while the Supreme Court hears a pesticide liability case in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As the Supreme Court heard opening arguments on Monsanto v. Darnell, a case which could prevent people harmed by pesticides from suing manufacturers, hundreds of
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed last week that several U.S. allies in the Gulf region and Asia have requested currency swap lines with the United States. The war in Iran—now in its ninth week—has adversely affected economies, from energy shocks to currency volatility, prompting foreign exchange swaps to address dollar liquidity challenges. We had a
The U.S. Department of Labor in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on April 27 agreed to consider whether the Department of Labor’s in-house administrative tribunals that can levy large fines on employers for violating agricultural visa rules are constitutional. The court’s decision in Department of Labor v.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) at a press conference announcing legislation to fund the construction of a White House ballroom as a secure alternative event space, at the U.S. Capitol on April 27, 2026, following an attempted assassination on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Republican lawmakers
A polling site during the redistricting referendum in Alexandria, Va., on April 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A legal challenge to Virginia’s redistricting amendment was argued Monday before the state’s Supreme Court, with the court considering whether lawmakers followed the state constitution’s requirements for placing the measure on the ballot. Virginian voters last week
Wind turbines generate power on a farm near Throckmorton, Texas, on Aug. 24, 2018. (Nick Oxford/Reuters)cha Two offshore wind developers have pulled plans to build offshore wind farms and will instead invest in domestic energy projects in an agreement announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior April 27. Bluepoint Wind project, planned off the