The U.S. Helsinki Commission receives a briefing on the military importance of Ukrainian-held territory in Donetsk at 2 p.m. ET on April 8. Panelists include: • George Barros, director of innovation and open source tradecraft at the Institute for the Study of War • Elina Beketova, democratic resilience program fellow at the C… Original News
The Department of Justice building in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced three separate criminal and civil actions on April 7 seeking to hold two individuals and two companies accountable for schemes to steal more than $500 million from taxpayer-funded programs. The defendants are two companies
A satellite image shows airstrike craters over the underground centrifuge halls of the Natanz Enrichment Facility, following U.S. airstrikes amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Natanz County, Iran, on June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 8 that the United States will work closely with Iran’s new leadership to
Los Angeles International Airport on Jan. 27, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Around 2,400 new air traffic controllers have been hired at American airports in the past 12 months, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. When asked about resolving the deficit of air traffic controllers (ATC) in an April 8 interview with CNBC, Duffy said:
State Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor in Madison, Wis., on Feb. 20, 2026. John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 7, expanding the court’s liberal majority. Taylor, who serves on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, defeated conservative-backed Maria Lazar, a fellow appellate
Smoke rises from the site of a US-Israeli strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on April 7, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) / House Democratic leadership on April 7 condemned President Donald Trump’s comments earlier in the day about potentially ending the Iranian civilization and called on Congress to return to
Congressional candidate Clay Fuller speaks as President Donald Trump listens at a rally at Coosa Steel Corporation in Rome, Ga., on Feb. 19, 2026. AP Photo/George Walker IV A Republican backed by President Donald Trump won a special runoff election in Georgia for former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat. Clay Fuller took a commanding lead