US, Chile Sign Agreements to Boost Critical Minerals Investment, Security Cooperation

Deputy Minister of Economy and Mining Daniel Mas, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Brandon Judd, Chilean Foreign Minister Francisco Perez, Undersecretary of International Economic Relations Paula Estevez, and Undersecretary of Mining Alvaro Gonzalez pose for a portrait after signing a mining agreement, in Santiago, Chile, April 20, 2026. Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters The United States and Chile have

Southern Poverty Law Center facing DOJ probe over use of paid informants

Washington — The Justice Department is investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center in connection with a now-defunct program that used paid confidential informants to infiltrate white supremacist and other groups, according to a video posted by the nonprofit and sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The case is being spearheaded by the U.S. Attorney’s

House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Online Scams, Crypto Fraud

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing titled “Online Scams, Crypto Fraud, and Digital Extortion: An Examination of How Transnational Criminal Networks Target Americans” at 10 a.m. ET on April 21. Witnesses: Cynthia Kaiser, senior vice president of Halcyon Ransomware Research Center… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

LIVE NOW: House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Online Scams, Crypto Fraud

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing titled “Online Scams, Crypto Fraud, and Digital Extortion: An Examination of How Transnational Criminal Networks Target Americans” at 10 a.m. ET on April 21. Witnesses: Cynthia Kaiser, senior vice president of Halcyon Ransomware Research Center… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Examine Arctic Frost, Focusing on ‘Conspiracy and Coordination’

The Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on the Constitution holds a hearing titled “Arctic Frost: Focusing on Conspiracy and Coordination Against President Trump and the American Right” at 10:15 a.m. ET on April 21st. Witnesses: Daniel Z. Epstein, associate professor of law, St. Thomas University School of Law; vice president, Ame… Original News Source Link – Epoch

Kevin Warsh set to testify that the Fed will remain “strictly independent”

Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, is set to testify at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday that the central bank will remain “strictly independent” in setting monetary policy. The statement, published by Politico ahead of Warsh’s 10 a.m. ET confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, comes