Judge temporarily blocks DOJ work on $1.7+ billion “anti-weaponization” fund

Washington — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from moving forward with work on the new $1.7+ billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, including making any payouts. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said in a brief order dated Thursday that the temporary hold allows her time to consider whether to grant longer-term relief sought by a group

Comer takes heat over arrangements for Bondi interview on Epstein files

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leadership clashed over the terms of former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s closed-door appearance Friday, with Democrats bashing committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) for agreeing to a voluntary interview. Bondi was subpoenaed for a deposition in March, but Comer agreed to let Bondi sit for a transcribed interview, a different…

‘It’s Important To Get the Facts Straight’: Graham Platner Questioned the Armenian Genocide in Now-Deleted Post, Called Mass Slaughter an ‘Incident’

‘I don’t think he’s going to do very well with Armenian voters in Maine,’ an Armenian human rights activist in the state said Graham Platner (Sophie Park/Getty Images) Left-wing Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner—who’s repeatedly accused Israel of genocide—publicly questioned the Armenian genocide in a now-deleted internet post, the Washington Free Beacon can reveal. In

Jill Biden says Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis was “just shocking”

Former first lady Jill Biden said it was “just shocking” when her husband, former President Joe Biden, was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. When Rita Braver asked whether a White House physician should’ve caught it, Biden replied, “I do feel we had amazing care in the White House, but somehow that was missed.” Watch

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks DOJ’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge in Virginia on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from initiating plans to create a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund

Vance Says US–Iran Deal ‘Very Close’ but No Guarantee of Final Agreement

Vice President JD Vance arrives to speak at the U.S. Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony, in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 28, 2026. Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday he felt “pretty good” about prospects for a deal with Iran but cautioned that significant details remain unresolved and that he