Trump, GOP leaders unveil plan to end DHS shutdown

Washington — Republican leaders in Congress and President Trump unveiled a plan Wednesday to end the partial government shutdown and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, mirroring a framework that the Senate pursued last week before it was quickly batted down by House Republicans.  House GOP leadership spent all day last Friday criticizing Senate

Trump’s address on Iran war tonight will lay out timeframe for ending conflict

Washington — President Trump is delivering a prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran Wednesday night, as he predicts the operation will continue for a few more weeks and threatens to withdraw the U.S. from NATO.  Thirty-three days into Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. is already well within the four-to-six-week timeline that

US Appeals Court Blocks Judge’s Rulings Against Trump Immigration Detention Policy

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco on June 12, 2017. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday halted a federal judge’s nationwide rulings that blocked the Trump administration from holding people without bond in its efforts to deport illegal immigrants, limiting the lower court order to only part

Texas Judge Won’t Hear Pact Seeking to Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates

The Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge declined on March 31 to hear a settlement pact that sought to allow churches to endorse political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Judge John Campbell Barker ruled he