Trump Says He May Skip G20 in South Africa, Cites Pretoria’s ‘Bad Policies’

President Donald Trump looks on during bilateral meeting at the Trump Turnberry Golf Courses, in Turnberry, south west Scotland, on July 28, 2025. Christopher Furlong/AFP President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he may skip the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, citing his disapproval of the country’s policies. The president told reporters

North Carolina General Assembly Overrides Governor’s Vetos to Pass Laws

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein speaks in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 12, 2024. Nell Redmond/AP Photo The North Carolina General Assembly, the state’s legislature, voted to override several vetoes issued by Gov. Josh Stein, allowing the bills to become law. Although Stein, a Democrat, won by a 14-point margin in the 2024 election, the General Assembly’s

22 States Seek Injunction to Block Trump Admin From Defunding Planned Parenthood

A Planned Parenthood facility in Anaheim, Calif., on September 10, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Twenty states filed a lawsuit on July 29 challenging a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The lawsuit, filed by attorneys general from Democratic-led states

Some School Districts Increase Funding for Migrant Instruction Despite Local Budget Gaps

Classmates gather outside the Immigration court as an immigration judge held a bond hearing for Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a high school student from Milford who was detained by Immigration and Enforcement (ICE), in Chelmsford, Mass., on June 5, 2025. Brian Snyder/Reuters Despite federal effectiveness at curbing illegal immigration, most states still allocate extra money

DOJ Finds UCLA Violated Civil Rights Law

Students protest the Israel-Hamas conflict, on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on April 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice said on July 29 that the University of California, Los Angeles, violated civil rights law by failing to address campus anti-Semitism. Specifically, UCLA violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth