US agencies distance themselves from Chinese-founded PDF software
Multiple federal agencies, including State Department and Missile Defense Agency, terminated contracts with Chinese-founded PDF software company Foxit.
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House Republicans Probe Wikipedia Over Alleged Bias, Foreign Manipulation
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times House Republicans have opened an inquiry into whether the Wikimedia Foundation is doing enough to stop coordinated efforts to manipulate Wikipedia entries on important and sensitive topics to influence U.S.
DC Prosecutors Unable to Indict Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent, AP Reports
District of Columbia Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Prosecutors in Washington were unable to secure a felony indictment against a man who was seen on camera throwing a sandwich at a federal law official, sources told The Associated
DC Prosecutors Downgrade Charge for Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
A person walks past posters of a protester throwing a sandwich in Washington on Aug. 21, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Prosecutors in Washington on Aug. 28 downgraded a charge against a man who was seen on camera throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent during the federal takeover of the D.C. police
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Pulitzer Prize Board Request to Pause Trump Lawsuit
The Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee on Jan. 22, 2023. Nanette Holt/the Epoch Times The Florida Supreme Court decided on Aug. 26 that it will not pause President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board. The Pulitzer board had urged the court to put the litigation on hold during Trump’s presidency because
Fed board member Lisa Cook sues to block Trump’s attempt to fire her
Washington — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed suit against President Trump, Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed’s Board of Governors on Thursday, asking a federal judge to block the president’s attempt to fire her from the central bank. Mr. Trump announced Cook’s termination from the Fed late Monday, citing allegations she had committed mortgage
Trump floats holding Republican National Convention before midterm elections
President Donald Trump announced he is considering holding a national Republican convention ahead of the midterm elections in an unprecedented move.