An election worker sorts submitted ballots at the Multnomah County Elections Office in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 2, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty Images A federal judge has blocked key parts of President Donald Trump’s election-related executive order in Washington and Oregon, two vote-by-mail states, ruling that the president exceeded his constitutional authority by attempting to dictate
Democrats asked a federal judge to convene an emergency hearing to evaluate a new DHS directive that restricts them from accessing ICE facilities.
Despite President Trump’s social media pronouncement Sunday that “there will be no more oil or money going to Cuba — zero,” the current U.S. policy is to allow Mexico to continue to provide oil to the island, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright and another U.S. official. Cuba desperately needs the oil, since Venezuela is
Bipartisan push for permitting reform gains momentum as parties unite on energy infrastructure needs to power artificial intelligence revolution.
Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona filed a civil lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday seeking to block the Pentagon’s efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay, which he claims amounts to unconstitutional retaliation against him. In a 46-page complaint, Kelly, a retired Navy captain, argued that he is the
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) became the second Republican to support a plan to block any Federal Reserve Board nominees proposed by President Donald Trump after the U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal
President Donald Trump's anti-DEI efforts expand as legal group petitions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to scrap mortgage lender demographic tracking requirements.