Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Federal Layoffs

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court order preventing the Trump administration from carrying out job cuts en masse and restructuring federal agencies. The new ruling lifts U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s prior order that put large-scale layoffs

Senate Democrats Propose Bill Requiring Visible IDs, Fewer Masks for Immigration Officers

ICE agents and federal law enforcement partners arrest a suspected illegal immigrant. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Senate Democrats introduced legislation on July 8 that would require federal immigration officers to wear visible identification during enforcement actions and limit the use of face coverings. The bill, known as the VISIBLE Act of 2025, is sponsored

AG Bondi Clarifies Remarks on Epstein Files

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a cabinet meeting hosted by President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on July 8, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty images U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday afternoon clarified previous remarks on files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying that previous

Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin Not to Cut Off Planned Parenthood Funding

A cyclist rides past a Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago on May 18, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images A federal judge on July 7 paused a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that temporarily prevents Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts issued the temporary restraining order

Trump Says No Further Extensions Beyond Aug. 1 Tariff Deadline

President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump declared on July 8 that he will grant no further extensions beyond Aug. 1 for countries to begin paying reciprocal tariffs, signaling a firm stance, after

Border Czar Signals ICE Will Ramp up Illegal Immigrant Arrests After Bill’s Passage

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with the media at the White House on June 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Border czar Tom Homan said Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials will ramp up arrests of illegal immigrants following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week. When