DOJ Ends Appeal in Lawsuit Over Transportation Money Cut to Sanctuary States

Traffic in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has dropped its appeal of a court decision barring the federal government from cutting off transportation-related funding to so-called sanctuary states—where law enforcement agencies are restricted from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. The DOJ filed its motion

TEXAS ELECTIONS “Don’t Sharia My Texas”: Sharia Ballot Vote Spotlighted on Steve Bannon’s WarRoom

FOCUS: Texas has passed new laws aimed at stopping any communities from being governed by Sharia law. The action followed controversy over a proposed development connected to the East Plano Islamic Center that planned to build a large neighborhood around a mosque and Islamic school. Critics said the project could become an isolated community and

Southern California Fire Chief Takes Helm of US Wildland Fire Service

Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy speaks during a news conference about Southern California’s upcoming wildfire season at the Los Angeles County Fire Department headquarters in Los Angeles, on June 14, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Former Chief of the Orange County Fire Authority Brian Fennessy, who grew up in Altadena, will

U.S. says it’s moving into next phase of Gaza peace plan, warns Hamas

The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza peace plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding and daily governance. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff  said in a post on X that this second phase of the president’s “20-Point Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” would move on from the initial ceasefire deal agreed late last year