POLITICS

Rep. Chris Smith Joins Son of Imprisoned Hong Kong Media Tycoon to Call for His Release

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Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai leaves a police station in Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, are hoping President Donald Trump will be able to apply some political pressure to secure his

Supreme Court Grants Trump Admin Request to Withhold Foreign Aid Funds

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The Supreme Court in Washington on June 20, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Sept. 9 granted a Trump administration request to temporarily withhold approximately $4 billion in foreign aid funding previously authorized by Congress. The federal government’s emergency application in U.S. Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Global Health

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump Admin’s Tariff Appeal on Fast Track

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on Sept. 9 agreed to expedite review of lower court rulings that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The president has made tariffs the centerpiece of his foreign policy in his second administration, saying they

Missouri House Approves Congressional Map Favoring Republicans

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A view of the Missouri Capitol building’s south entrance in Jefferson City, Missouri. Austin Alonzo/The Epoch Times Missouri’s Republican-led House has approved a redistricting plan that would give the GOP a stronger hold on the state’s congressional delegation, positioning Republicans to win seven of Missouri’s eight U.S. House seats. “Our Missouri FIRST Map and initiative