POLITICS

Prosecutor says alleged smuggling of fungus has been described as ‘potential agroterrorism weapon’ Illustration by The Epoch Times, AP, Reuters, Department of Justice By Darlene McCormick Sanchez | June 17, 2025Updated:June 17, 2025 After deboarding his international flight in Detroit in July 2024, a Chinese molecular biologist headed to the U.S. Customs area. There, officers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander on Tuesday “for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer,” according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A video, posted to Lander’s X account by his wife, Meg Barnette, showed Lander gripping the arm of an

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for mayor of the city, was released after being arrested earlier by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Lander was held for four hours before being released on Tuesday evening.  Lander was arrested earlier in the day  “for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer,” according

Three U.S. Supreme Court justices reported significant earnings from books they’ve published, according to disclosures from eight of the nine justices released on Tuesday. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $2,068,750 book advance from Penguin Random House for her 2024 memoir, “Lovely One,” which details her life story, the disclosure shows. In 2023, Jackson had

Top Democratic leaders in Congress are calling for increased security funding for lawmakers following recent shootings that killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. In a letter sent June 16 to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and