A flag stands atop the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., on May 11, 2023. Brian Witte/AP Photo Maryland’s House of Delegates on Feb. 2 passed House Bill 488, advancing a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections and sending the legislation to the Maryland Senate. The vote followed weeks
Protesters convene at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building to oppose ICE detentions, in Minneapolis, on Jan. 30, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Feb. 2 issued a second order blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy preventing unannounced oversight visits to immigration detention centers by lawmakers. In the nation’s capital,
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday said House Democrats hold a “diversity of perspectives” on whether to support a Senate-passed funding bill that would restore funding for multiple agencies
Federal agents block off the scene of the Alex Pretti shooting as crowds gather in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images A federal judge canceled a court order blocking the Trump administration from destroying evidence in the Jan. 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, saying it was not needed.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights investigation after protesters on Jan. 18 interrupted worship at a Minnesota church with calls for federal agents to leave their city. The protesters chanted “ICE out,” referring to the acronym for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The animus was directed at the pastor, who has served
President Donald Trump speaks to the press about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 2, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump announced
President Donald Trump speaks as he announces the creation of the U.S. strategic critical minerals reserve during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 2, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 2 a new strategic private sector critical minerals stockpile. “Project Vault” is being seeded with