Senate Confirms Former Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro as US Attorney for DC

Interim U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. Jeanine Pirro stands during her swearing in ceremony at the White House on May 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Senate, on Aug. 2, confirmed former Fox News host and political commentator Jeanine Pirro to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The Saturday evening

Special Counsel Office Opens Investigation Into Trump Prosecutor Jack Smith

Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to speak about an indictment against former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has launched an investigation into former Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two separate federal criminal cases against former President Donald

Trump Admin Moves to Restore Long‑Standing Ban on Taxpayer‑Funded Abortions at VA Hospitals

People utilize a Veterans Affairs (V.A) medical center in Los Angeles on July 14, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has announced a proposal to rescind a Biden-era rule and bar medical centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from performing taxpayer-funded abortions except when the mother’s life is in danger.

Trump Says Brazil’s Lula Can Call Him ‘Anytime He Wants’

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Aug. 1, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is welcome to call him “anytime,” as tensions rise between the two governments over new U.S. tariffs and sanctions on a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.

Appeals Court Maintains Order Restricting Immigration Operations in Los Angeles

Law enforcement officers shoot non-lethal munitions, as people march as part of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Los Angeles on June 11, 2025. Leah Millis/Reuters A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that barred federal agents from carrying out immigration stops and arrests targeting illegal immigrants without

What to Know About Trump’s Ongoing Federal Funding Dispute With Universities

A protester holds a Palestinian flag as students participate in a “Walkout to fight Genocide and Free Palestine” at Bruin Plaza at University of California–Los Angeles on Oct. 25, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Reforming higher education was a campaign promise made by President Donald Trump, and it remains among his highest priorities.