The Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building is seen in Washington on Aug. 4, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump recently nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at The Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shortly after terminating Erika McEntarfer. Antoni, who has a PhD in economics and
Texas House Democrats plan to return to the state after fleeing to block GOP redistricting efforts, local Texas media has confirmed.
The Trump administration secures the extradition of 26 Mexican cartel figures, including a Los Cuinis leader and a suspect in 2008 U.S. deputy murder case.
Authority of Law statue at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on Aug. 12 scheduled oral arguments for the fall in major cases, including a redistricting case that could affect the balance of power in Congress. One newly scheduled case is a challenge to
The State Department on Tuesday released a long-awaited series of reports on worldwide human rights practices that reveal scaled-back criticism of select countries including El Salvador and harsher assessments of traditional U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom and Germany. The release follows a period of revisions that administration officials said were meant to “streamline” the
A federal judge on Tuesday said he would block the Trump administration from using a federal building in New York City to hold immigrants facing deportation unless it reduces the number of detainees and improves conditions at the site, including by providing sleeping mats and hygiene products. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued the temporary
Russia has signaled to the U.S. that it may be willing to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Tuesday. “We had a call with President Trump and with some European leaders. During the call, there was a signal from Mr. Witkoff, who was also on the call, that Russia is