DOJ Supports Congressman’s Supreme Court Challenge to Late Counting of Ballots

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a friend-of-the-court brief on July 29 in support of a GOP congressman’s challenge to an Illinois law that allows ballots received 14 days after Election Day to be counted. Eighteen states, including Illinois, accept mailed ballots

American History Museum Removes Trump’s Name From Impeachment Exhibit

The National Museum of American History in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) has removed explicit reference to President Donald Trump from an impeachment exhibit, a spokesperson said on July 31. A temporary label containing information about Trump’s two impeachments had been on

Analysts Question Whether EU Can Triple US Energy Imports by 2026—and Whether US Can Meet Demand

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at Trump’s golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27, 2025.Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The “framework trade deal” forged on July 27 by U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was

Analysts Question EU-US Energy Trade Deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting at Trump’s golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 27, 2025.Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The “framework trade deal” forged on July 27 by U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was

Thune Floats Recess Appointments to Clear Nominee Backlog

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) after the Senate Republican leadership election in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has not ruled out recess appointments as an option to confirm a backlog of President Donald Trump’s nominees. That would require the Senate to enter

Ethics Panel Recommends Trump Ally Be Disbarred Over Effort to Contest 2020 Election

Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Washington on April 3, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times A District of Columbia disciplinary panel recommended on July 31 that former Attorney General Jeffrey Clark be disbarred for writing a proof-of-concept letter that said the Department of Justice had

Judge Blocks DHS Bid to End Protected Status for Immigrants From Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal

Venezuelans and Nicaraguans are transferred by agents of the Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico to El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 27, 2022. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on July 31 blocked the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending temporary protected status (TPS)