The headquarters of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in Washington in a file image. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security has changed a document that could have explicitly denied disaster relief to states, cities, and smaller recipients for any boycotts targeting Israel. It no longer defines what it calls a “discriminatory
Trump is leveraging tariffs to broker peace, restructure global trade, and secure concessions from U.S. allies and rivals. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times By Emel Akan | August 04, 2025Updated:August 04, 2025 WASHINGTON—In his second term, President Donald Trump has reshaped U.S. foreign policy, using tariffs not just as economic
Immigrants wait for interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Queens office in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City on May 30, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency responsible for managing legal immigration to the United States, announced new immigration policies on Aug. 4 that
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) walks through the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, on June 16, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate President pro tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the highest-ranking member of the GOP-led Senate, announced on Aug. 1 that he is blocking three nominations made by President Donald Trump to positions in the Department
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington in Washington on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Three pro-Jewish groups are throwing their support behind President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel and urge the Senate to advance his confirmation. Paul Ingrassia, an attorney and former podcast host who Trump has tapped
Texas state Rep. Gene Wu speaks in front of Democratic lawmakers from Texas during a press conference with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, after leaving their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, in Carol Stream, Ill., on Aug. 3, 2025. Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters DALLAS—Texas Democrats defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s
U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their official portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Supreme Court has changed the focus of an upcoming redistricting case, ordering attorneys to present arguments about whether the creation of a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana is constitutional. A ruling