DC National Guard Extends Deployment Through November as Home Rule Dispute Escalates

Armed National Guard members patrol the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times District of Columbia National Guard troops will extend their encampment through Nov. 30 to help ensure public safety in the nation’s capital, the commanding general said on Sept. 4. National Guard troops have been assisting law enforcement

House Republicans Launch Drive to Restore Powder River Basin Coal Leases

A coal mine in Wyoming in a file photo. Bureau of Land Management With the adoption of a House resolution seeking to rescind the Biden administration’s termination of coal leases in Montana’s Powder River Basin, Rep. Harriet Hagemann (R-Wyo.) is calling for a similar measure to restore coal leases in the basin’s Wyoming span. “When

State Department Officer Gets 4 Years in Prison for Selling Defense Secrets to China

People enter the State Department building in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters A State Department staffer was sentenced on Sept. 4 to four years in prison for selling defense intelligence to individuals believed to be working for the Chinese government. Michael Schena, 42, was a South Caribbean desk officer in the Bureau of

Trump to Attend US Open Men’s Final Sunday

President Donald Trump listens as first lady Melania Trump repeats a question for him during a dinner in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Alex Brandon WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will attend Sunday’s men’s final of the U.S. Open, returning to a tournament he once frequently attended

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu Over Sanctuary City Policies

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks with press after a media event held by the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation in the Small Business Committee Room at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on March 4, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday over the city’s sanctuary

Biden Has Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer on Forehead

Former President Joe Biden speaks during the National Bar Association’s 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago, on July 31, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo Former President Joe Biden recently had surgery to eliminate skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said on Sept. 4. Kelly Scully, spokesperson for Biden, confirmed the former president’s surgery after an Inside