Senior Pentagon Official Joe Kasper Reassigned Amid Department Leadership Shake-Up

The Pentagon listed Kasper as a special government employee just days after announcing three other senior defense officials were placed on leave. In an ongoing Pentagon leadership shake-up, Joe Kasper will no longer serve as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff. A senior defense official confirmed with The Epoch Times that Kasper will

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton Enters US Senate Race to Replace Dick Durbin

The Democratic Primary field to replace Sen. Dick Durbin, who has served in office since 1997, is likely to get more competitive NEW YORK CITY—Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D-Ill.) on April 25 entered the 2026 U.S. Senate election, in the Democratic Primary for the race to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Durbin, the

ICE Backtracks on Revoking More Than 1,200 Student Visas

The automatic revocations, some over possible criminal activity, had prompted dozens of lawsuits. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reversed course on a decision to automatically revoke more than 1,200 student visas, after the State Department said in March that it would use artificial intelligence to review foreign students’ records for criminal activity or

5 Things We Know About Wisconsin Judge’s Arrest for Allegedly Obstructing ICE

Judge Hannah Dugan faces felony obstruction charges as well as preventing an illegal immigrant from being arrested. Court papers filed in the arrest of Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan provided more details about why she was arrested, including an affidavit submitted by an FBI special agent that said she allowed an illegal immigrant to escape through