Anticipating Travel Bans, Universities Put International Students on High Alert

Ivy League schools Brown and Cornell advised students from some countries, including China, to take precautions and travel early. Universities in various states are advising international students and staff to consider cutting their semester break short and returning to campus before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. The institutions say they fear that

Trump Appointees Could Lead to More Agency Oversight, Sen. Johnson Says

The senator explored the topic in a wide-ranging interview with NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) said on Dec. 18 that federal agencies may start asking for additional congressional oversight with President-elect Donald Trump’s new appointees next year. Johnson discussed the topic in an interview Thursday morning with NTD, The Epoch

Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Bill Authorizing States to Track Drones, Citing Overreach

The bill would have expanded state drone-tracking authority, but Paul had concerns over privacy and data collection. WASHINGTON—Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Dec. 18 blocked a bill proposed by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) authorizing state and local law enforcement to track unidentified drones recently sighted in New Jersey, New York, and other states on

‘Black Widow,’ Who Murdered 3 Ex-Lovers, Freed in Biden’s Historic Clemency Spree

A Maryland woman dubbed the “Black Widow” for murdering two husbands and a boyfriend for insurance money is now free after President Joe Biden commuted her 40-year prison sentence, undercutting the White House’s claim that Biden released only “non-violent” offenders in a clemency bonanza last week. Among the 1,500 federal convicts granted clemency was Josephine

Here’s What’s in the Government Funding Deal

The massive bill includes disaster relief funding, pharmacy benefit management reforms, and a congressional pay raise. Congress has only two days left to extend government funding beyond its Dec. 20 expiration date and sidestep a shutdown. With Republicans slated to take control of Congress and the White House in January, lawmakers were expected to push