US to Suspend Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries

International travelers leave the Customs and Immigration area of Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on June 29, 2017. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The United States is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, the State Department told The Epoch Times. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the development in a post on X

Supreme Court revives congressman’s suit challenging law for late-arriving ballots

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived an Illinois congressman’s lawsuit challenging a state law that allows mail-in ballots received up to 14 days after Election Day to be counted. The high court divided 7-2 in siding with Congressman Michael Bost, an Illinois Republican who challenged his state’s law for counting late-arriving ballots. The

Supreme Court Votes 7–2 to Let GOP Congressman Sue Over Ballot-Counting Law

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7–2 on Jan. 14 to allow a Republican congressman to challenge an Illinois law that allows the counting of ballots for two weeks after Election Day. The nation’s highest court ruled in Bost v. Illinois State