White House ballroom’s original architect picked for commission reviewing project

James McCrery, once President Trump’s handpicked architect for the White House ballroom, has been appointed to serve on a commission that will review the project he once led.  The appointment was noted in a court filing late Thursday, which confirmed that President Trump appointed four people to serve on the Commission of Fine Arts. McCrery served on

Federal Judge Denies DOJ Bid to Access California Voter Registration Rolls

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber speaks in Los Angeles on April 15, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A federal judge on Jan. 15 dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) bid to access California’s voter registration databases, ruling that the demand for voter data from California Secretary of State Shirley Weber was “unprecedented and illegal.”

Muhammad Ali forever stamp the ultimate reversal of government’s view of him

Louisville — Postal officials unveiled a commemorative stamp of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, featuring a photo of the champ in his fighting prime. The Postal Service printed 22 million of the Ali stamps, which feature an Associated Press photo from 1974 showing the fighter holding up his

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Move to Withhold Minnesota Food Stamp Funds

A close-up shot of a SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., on Nov. 1, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo A federal judge on Jan. 14 stopped the Trump administration from withholding $80 million in administrative costs for Minnesota’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), ruling that the U.S. Department

Exposing Our Enemies’ Weaknesses—and Our Own

The information revolution poses perils for democracies and dictatorships alike Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Ali Khamenei (Getty Images) The nationwide protests roiling Iran demonstrate the tremendous courage of the Iranian people, who brave hailstorms of bullets to call for a new and better government. They also reveal how the sweeping changes wrought by the