WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has been frustrated by a Senate tradition that has negatively affected his appointments for U.S. attorney positions. The “blue slip” is a tradition in the upper chamber where home state senators of U.S. attorney and district court nominees either approve or disapprove of that person. Both state senators must return their blue
The U.S. border with Mexico near San Diego on Jan. 31, 2025. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo The Trump administration said on Dec. 10 that it would transfer roughly 760 acres of public land along the U.S.-Mexico border in California to the Navy for three years to support border security operations. While announcing the decision Wednesday,
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a meeting of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” in London on Oct. 24, 2025. Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed Wednesday that Ukraine has agreed to key aspects of a strategy for rebuilding the country after the war following discussions
Jamieson Greer, the U.S. Trade Representative, speaks to reporters at the White House on Oct. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has a backup plan to keep its global reciprocal tariffs in place if the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) strikes down how the current program is working, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.
Jamieson Greer, the U.S. Trade Representative, speaks to reporters at the White House on Oct. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has a backup plan to keep its global reciprocal tariffs in place if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down how the current program is working, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said. “There
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 10, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump, on Dec. 10, said that CNN, a television news broadcaster with which he has frequently clashed, should be sold as part
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore near Dauphin Island, Ala., in the Gulf of America on Oct. 5, 2013. Steve Nesius/Reuters BP, Chevron, and the Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy were the top bidders for the Trump administration’s first sale of offshore oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of