Roberts halts lower court order that required Trump to unfreeze foreign aid

Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily halted a lower court order that blocked the Trump administration from freezing more than $4 billion in foreign-aid funding. The chief justice issued an administrative stay, which gives the Supreme Court more time to fully consider the government’s request for emergency relief. The Justice Department asked

Trump Says Israeli Strike on Qatar Was Netanyahu’s Decision, Not His

President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump called Israel’s strikes against leaders of the Hamas terrorist group in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 9 “unfortunate,” noting that the decision was made by Israel, not

White House Calls Israeli Strike on Qatar ‘Unfortunate,’ But Targeting Hamas a ‘Worthy Goal’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The White House called Israel’s strikes on Sept. 9 in Qatar’s capital of Doha against Hamas leaders “unfortunate,” saying they did not advance the goals of either Israel or the

DOJ Announces Federal Charges Against Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Ukrainian Woman

Iryna Zarutska (bottom R) before she was fatally stabbed on a commuter train on Aug. 22, 2025, in a still from video. Charlotte Area Transit System via AP The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a light-rail last month in Charlotte, amid a growing national outcry