US Hits Iranian Shipping Network With Major New Sanctions

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Marshall Islands-based Meuse Shipping Inc.’s Palau-flagged tanker Iris transits Bosphorus in Istanbul on July 25, 2024. Yoruk Isik/Reuters WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions on Wednesday on over 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and vessels, in a sign the Trump administration is doubling down on its “maximum pressure” campaign after bombing Tehran’s key nuclear sites

Supreme Court tees up Louisiana case on constitutionality of racial redistricting

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Major Supreme Court ruling shifts power Major Supreme Court ruling shifts powers of federal judges, Trump administration 08:13 The Supreme Court has teed up a major case for next term on whether racial redistricting is unconstitutional. In a Friday night scheduling order, the high court asked parties to file briefs on whether Louisiana’s creation of

Senate Passes $187 Billion ‘Minibus’ Funding Package

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The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 passed a so-called “minibus” spending package to fund the government in the upcoming fiscal year, approving a slate of non-controversial spending items. The slate of funding bills includes around $187 billion in

RFK Jr. Announces Repeal of Policy That Rewarded Hospitals for Reporting Staff Vaccination Rates

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times In his department’s latest move related to vaccine-related reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Aug. 1 announced more repeals of federal policy that rewarded hospitals