Judge Widens Block on Shutdown-Related Layoffs to Cover More Federal Workers

Closed signage is seen around the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A federal judge has broadened her order blocking the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs during the federal government shutdown, extending protections to tens of thousands more federal workers.

Transgender Identification Losing Ground Among Young Americans, Report Says

Detransition advocates protest outside the annual Pediatric Endocrine Society conference in San Diego on May 6, 2023. Testimony from medical ethicists, whistleblowers, and detransitioners led the Federal Trade Commission to launch a public inquiry in July into whether consumers—especially minors—have been harmed by transgender-related interventions. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A newly released report suggests transgender

California labor leader’s felony charge over immigration protest is reduced

The leader of a labor union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid earlier this year will have his felony obstruction charge reduced to a misdemeanor, court records show. David Huerta had been charged with obstruction, resistance or opposition to a federal officer – a class A felony, according to a

Federal Agency Handling US Nuclear Stockpile to Furlough 80 Percent of Staff Amid Government Shutdown

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, gestures during a committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, on Sept. 29, 2021. Rod Lamkey/Reuters The federal agency responsible for maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile will furlough most of its workforce as the government shutdown drags on, according