The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the entrance of the agency headquarters in McLean, Va., on Sept. 24, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters A newly declassified CIA review has concluded that the 2016 U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia sought to help then-candidate Donald Trump win the presidential election was influenced by political pressures, rushed timelines,
A reel tender watches fiber-optic cable being installed in Louisville, Colo., on June 21, 2001. Michael Smith/Getty Images Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr announced a sweeping new policy initiative aimed at deregulation and modernization of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. In a 20-minute speech at a Vikor Teleconstruction facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) talks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on April 11, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other leaders said on July 1 that every Democrat in the chamber will vote against the Republican-led budget megabill, calling it a threat to
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks at a press conference after meeting with lawmakers to discuss rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, at the U.S. Capitol, on April 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Pete Buttigieg is the early leader in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey that
Illegal immigrants walk alongside the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against a Trump administration policy that blocks foreign nationals who cross the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum, coming as the White House has touted what
Illegal immigrants walk alongside the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge on July 2 ruled against a Trump administration directive that blocked foreign nationals who cross the U.S.–Mexico border illegally from seeking asylum. The White House has touted historically
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for Florida from the White House on July 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on June 30 dropped his federal lawsuit against the Des Moines Register, pollster Ann Selzer, and related defendants and refiled it in Iowa state court. The new complaint renews