Federal Government Cannot Implement Sweeping Funding Freeze: Appeals Court

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses the Office of Management and Budget, in Washington on Oct. 3, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision blocking the Trump administration from freezing trillions of dollars in funding to states. A U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Top Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over Iran War

Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios in in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 7, 2024. Jenny Kane/AP Photo Joe Kent announced his resignation as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center on March 17, following disagreement with President Donald Trump’s decision to enter armed conflict

Top Trump counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war

President Trump’s director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the decision to begin a war against Iran when “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.” Kent, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate last year, posted his resignation letter on X Tuesday morning, saying he