Judge Tosses DOJ Lawsuit, Upholds NY State Law Curbing ICE Arrests in Courthouses

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest an illegal immigrant during an operation in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on April 11, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge in Albany dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against New York over state laws curtailing civil immigration arrests in courthouses, dealing a blow

Trump Says He’ll Talk to Maduro but Won’t Rule Out Sending Troops to Venezuela

President Donald Trump, joined by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Carlos Cordeiro Senior Advisor to FIFA for Global Strategy and Governance, and Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), delivers remarks during a meeting of the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Oval Office of the White House

Justice Department Sues California Over Mask Ban and ID Rules for Federal Officers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents form a defensive perimeter near an operations center in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of California and its leading officials, alleging that two new state laws represent an unconstitutional overreach into federal law enforcement

Seattle Elects Democratic Socialist

People take in a view of the skyline in Seattle, Washington on June 10, 2021. David Ryder/Getty Images Seattle will be led by a democratic socialist after incumbent Bruce Harrell, a Democrat, conceded the city’s mayoral race on Nov. 13 following the counting of final ballots to self-described socialist Katie Wilson. Wilson pulled ahead as

Pentagon Announces 6 Critical Areas for Research and Development

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is briefed on an exhibit of Multi-Domain Autonomous systems by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Prototyping and Experimentation Alexander Lovett (L) and Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering) Emil Michael (R) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on July 16, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images The Pentagon on Nov. 17

Supreme Court Removes Block on Judgment Involving Late Filipino Leader’s $40 Million

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 18, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 14 allowed a judgment to take effect that gives the Republic of the Philippines control over $40 million that the late Filipino leader Ferdinand Marcos held

Proposed EPA Rule Seeks to Limit Federal Oversight of Non-Navigable Waters

Under a revised ‘Waters of the United States’ rule, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington does not qualify for federal oversight because it is an artificial, man-made pond, not a navigable water or connected to a navigable water like the Potomac River in the background. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on