Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai leaves a police station in Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, are hoping President Donald Trump will be able to apply some political pressure to secure his
The Supreme Court in Washington on June 20, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Sept. 9 granted a Trump administration request to temporarily withhold approximately $4 billion in foreign aid funding previously authorized by Congress. The federal government’s emergency application in U.S. Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Global Health
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on Sept. 9 agreed to expedite review of lower court rulings that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The president has made tariffs the centerpiece of his foreign policy in his second administration, saying they
A view of the Missouri Capitol building’s south entrance in Jefferson City, Missouri. Austin Alonzo/The Epoch Times Missouri’s Republican-led House has approved a redistricting plan that would give the GOP a stronger hold on the state’s congressional delegation, positioning Republicans to win seven of Missouri’s eight U.S. House seats. “Our Missouri FIRST Map and initiative
After New York Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed a recent workplace ICE operation, DHS shared that among those arrested in the raid was an illegal charged with child endangerment.
President Donald Trump announces Princeton student Elizabeth Tsurkov has been released by Hezbollah and is now safe at the American Embassy in Iraq.
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Greg Goldner as his new campaign manager as the latest polling showed Zohran Mamdani has the lead in the New York City's mayoral race.