Judge Boasberg Orders Government to Facilitate Return of Deported Venezuelans

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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on March 16, 2023. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP A federal judge in Washington has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelans whom he said

Billy Long calls Iceland ‘52nd state’ joke ‘totally inappropriate’

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Former Rep. Billy Long apologized to lawmakers for a private joke he made to former House colleagues saying Iceland would be the “52nd state” with him as its governor. Appearing Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as ambassador to the Arctic nation moved to clean up a diplomatic

Trump State Dept. nominee says he won’t stop posting on social media

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President Donald Trump’s nominee for a high-ranking State Department post told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday he will not stop making posts and statements as he waits for congressional confirmation. Members from both parties on the committee grilled Jeremy Carl, who the White House tapped to serve as assistant secretary of state for

Nuclear Chief Lauds Trump Reforms but Says His Agency Will Maintain Its Independence

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Ho Nieh (R) and former commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield discuss rapid changes at the federal regulator under the Trump administration at the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council’s 13th annual Advanced Reactors Summit in Seattle on Feb. 11. John Haughey/The Epoch Times SEATTLE—When President Donald Trump tabbed Ho Nieh to chair the five-member Nuclear