EPOCH TIMES

Vance Announces New Phase of Fraud Investigations, Withholds $259 Million in Medicaid Funds From Minnesota

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Vice President JD Vance speaks at a press conference in the Library of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance announced new efforts to combat fraud nationwide during a press conference on Feb. 25 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building with Dr. Mehmet

Judge Rules Illegal Immigrants Can Dispute Third Country Deportations

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2025. Erin Hooley/AP Photo A federal judge ruled on Feb. 25 that the government cannot deport illegal immigrants to so-called third countries without giving them “meaningful notice” and an opportunity to dispute their removal.

Tennessee Approves New Permit for Boring Company’s Music City Loop

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Construction is underway for the Music City Loop near the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 26, 2025. Jacki Thrapp/The Epoch Times Elon Musk’s Boring Company won state and federal approval for a lease and grading permit to begin work along the state’s highway system for its Music City Loop tunnel project

Federal Judiciary Asks Congress for Authority to Manage Its Own Courthouses

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The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The federal judiciary has asked Congress to pass legislation giving it the power to manage its own courthouses. If the request is granted, this change would shift that authority from the General Services Administration (GSA), which is part of the executive branch. The

Medicare Hospital Trust Fund Will Be Insolvent by 2040, Report Says

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A man walks through a hospital in Irvine, Calif., Oct. 11, 2016. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be exhausted by 2040, 12 years earlier than estimated in March 2025, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s February projection. If the balance of the fund reaches zero and the

Police Officer Shot in Alleged Antifa Attack Testifies in Texas Trial

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The Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on Sept. 15, 2016. Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP DALLAS—Police and detention officers testifying in the North Texas Antifa trial gave eye-witness accounts of the nighttime attack on an immigration holding facility that left one officer shot in the neck and others fearing for their lives.

K-12 Reading, Math Scores Lagging Behind Pre-Pandemic Levels: Study

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Elementary students work on their math homework in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on May 12, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Only a third of American K-12 schools have returned to pre-coronavirus pandemic achievement levels in math or reading, an education analysis group said this week. Those findings came as part of a study released on Feb.