Advocacy Group Urges Congress to Create First Specialized Human Trafficking Courts

Jaco Booyens in Washington on July 16, 2025. The Epoch Times The leader of an anti-human trafficking advocacy group is pushing Congress to establish specialized human trafficking courts to tackle and prosecute more cases. “We’re talking about a $52 billion industry of buying and selling, predominantly women and children inside this country—American citizens,” said Jaco

US Reaches Trade Deals With Indonesia, Philippines

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The United States has reached trade agreements with Indonesia and the Philippines, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media. With the Aug. 1 deadline approaching, the administration is

US Reaches Trade Deals With Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The United States has reached trade agreements with Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media. With the Aug. 1 deadline approaching, the administration

Trump Announces Trade Deal With Japan

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a reception with Republican members of Congress at the White House on July 22, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images With an Aug. 1 deadline approaching, the United States has reached a trade agreement with Japan, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media on Tuesday. “I just signed

School Districts Sue Trump Admin Over $6.8 Billion Funding Freeze

The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A coalition of school districts, teachers unions, parents, and advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal officials of unlawfully freezing some $6.8 billion in education funds Congress had earmarked for programs such as after-school