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Noem Spotlights Chicago’s Lack of ICE Cooperation

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during her confirmation hearing in Washington on Jan. 17, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited Chicago on Aug. 8, drawing attention to how the city has responded to requests from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “In just the last seven months,

Trump Admin Imposes Higher Tariffs on Canadian Lumber

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Wood for processing is stacked at the C.A. Spencer sawmill in Lachute, Canada, on April 10, 2025. Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized its latest review of countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber, more than doubling the rate for most producers in a decision that drew criticism from Canadian officials and

Inspector General to Probe FAA Oversight of Washington Airspace After Deadly Midair Collision

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A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected on Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va., for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo A federal agency said

US Treasury Sanctions Members of Mexican Cartel ‘Los Zetas,’ Including Rapper El Makabelico

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Aug. 6 against three high-ranking members and a prominent associate of the Mexican Cartel del Noreste, known as “Los Zetas,” based in

Texas AG Files Suit With State Supreme Court to Declare Seats of 13 Absent Democrats Vacant

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 01, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court on Aug. 8, asking it to declare 13 Texas House seats vacant “due to continued unlawful absences by Democrat legislators who failed