Appeals Court Sides With Judge Ordering Trump to Release Billions in Frozen Foreign Aid

President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON–The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Sept. 5 upheld a federal district judge’s ruling that found the Trump administration could not withhold billions

HHS Tells Children’s Vaccine Program Participants They Must Honor Religious Exemptions

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Participants in a federally funded children’s vaccination program nationwide must honor religious and conscience exemptions from vaccine mandates, according to a Sept. 4 letter from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil

New York AG Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Trump’s $500 Million Civil Fraud Penalty

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Feb. 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado/Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an appeal on Sept. 4 of a court ruling that threw out an estimated $500 million penalty in President Donald Trump’s business

Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking Trump Admin’s Passport Gender-Marker Policy

U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., on Dec. 11, 2021. Jenny Kane/AP Photo A federal appeals court on Sept. 4 upheld a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the use of gender-neutral markers on passports. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick issued an injunction in

Trump Administration Drops Biden-Era Airline Compensation Proposals

A Boeing 737 American Airlines passenger aircraft and an Airbus A320 American Airlines passenger aircraft at LaGuardia airport in New York City on April 30, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration on Sept. 4 dropped a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to pay cash and provide other compensation to passengers