The former federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 9, 2025. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times The White House on Friday requested $152 million to reopen Alcatraz, which is offshore from San Francisco, as a federal prison. The funding appears in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, released by the
A view of a lens used into the manufacturing of semiconductor circuits at ASML, a Dutch company which s currently the largest supplier in the world of semiconductor manufacturing machines via photolithography systems in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on April 17, 2018. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to tighten
President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 4 warned the Iranian regime that it must open the Strait of Hormuz in two days if it wants to avoid escalating tensions. “Remember when
President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 4 warned the Iranian regime that it must open the Strait of Hormuz in two days if it wants to avoid escalating tensions. “Remember when
President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool via Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 4 warned the Iranian regime that it must open the Strait of Hormuz in two days if it wants to avoid escalating tensions. “Remember when
New York Attorney General Letitia James stands silently during a press conference in New York City, on Oct. 21, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Officials from 23 states sued the federal government on April 3 over President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections that targets mail-in voting. Trump said Executive Order 14399, signed March 31,
Cities Church in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 30, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images The Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Friday announced a plan to issue new guidance on how religious organizations can avoid violating a law prohibiting political advocacy by tax-exempt groups. The Johnson Amendment, which became law in 1954, prohibits tax-exempt