US–China Competition Underscores House-Approved NDAA

The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House passed the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 10, tying the defense bill to several provisions aimed at curbing the Chinese communist regime’s influence in key U.S. sectors or ending fiscal support for the

Trump Signs Order to Limit Proxy Advisors’ Influence on Shareholder Votes

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 11, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Dec. 11 signed an order directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review rules on proxy advisors, saying they wield influence that “prioritize radical political agendas over investor

Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves ICE detention after judge ordered release

Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to his Maryland home Thursday night, after a judge ordered the immediate release of the Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year. Abrego Garcia’s attorney, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, told CBS News on Thursday that he was officially out of Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in

Trump pardons election official Tina Peters, but she was charged in state court

President Trump said Thursday evening he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who is serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the president’s pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes. “Democrats have been relentless in their targeting of