Appeals Court Blocks California Law Requiring Federal Agents to Show ID

Federal agents block people protesting an ICE operation at a cannabis farm near Camarillo, Calif., on July 10, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on April 22 permanently blocked California from enforcing a new law requiring federal immigration officers to display identification when on duty in the state, ruling the law

Judge Rules Virginia Redistricting Referendum Unconstitutional

A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy in Alexandria, Va., April 21, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo A Virginia judge ruled on Wednesday that the state’s redistricting referendum approved by voters a day earlier was invalid, nullifying the election results. Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones said he would immediately file

DOJ Settles Surveillance Abuse Lawsuit With Former Trump Campaign Adviser Carter Page

Carter Page, petroleum industry consultant and former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump, in New York City on Aug. 21, 2020. Brendon Fallon/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice told the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 that it has settled a lawsuit filed by former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page over alleged surveillance abuses.

Gas Prices Will Return to Low Levels After Iran Conflict Ends, Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House, on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that relatively high gas prices will not last long but that any change is contingent on when the United States and Iran cease

LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Revitalizing Shipbuilding, Maritime Industrial Base

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces holds a hearing on Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 22.   Witnesses: Jason Potter, performing the duties of assistant secretary of the Navy for research, defense, and acquisition, Department of the Navy … Original News Source Link

Senate Democrats to Force Series of Amendment Votes on ICE Funding Bill

(Left) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). (Right) Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Democrats said Wednesday they will push a series of amendments on gas, grocery, housing, and health care costs when the chamber takes up a Republican

LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Nuclear Forces, Atomic Energy Defense Budget

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities at 3 p.m. ET on April 22. Witnesses Brandon Williams, under secretary for nuclear security, Department of Energy; Dr. Robert Kadlec, assistant secretary of defense for nuclear deterre… Original News Source Link