Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai leaves a police station in Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, are hoping President Donald Trump will be able to apply some political pressure to secure his
The Supreme Court in Washington on June 20, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Sept. 9 granted a Trump administration request to temporarily withhold approximately $4 billion in foreign aid funding previously authorized by Congress. The federal government’s emergency application in U.S. Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Global Health
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on Sept. 9 agreed to expedite review of lower court rulings that struck down most of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The president has made tariffs the centerpiece of his foreign policy in his second administration, saying they
A view of the Missouri Capitol building’s south entrance in Jefferson City, Missouri. Austin Alonzo/The Epoch Times Missouri’s Republican-led House has approved a redistricting plan that would give the GOP a stronger hold on the state’s congressional delegation, positioning Republicans to win seven of Missouri’s eight U.S. House seats. “Our Missouri FIRST Map and initiative
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The White House called Israel’s strikes on Sept. 9 in Qatar’s capital of Doha against Hamas leaders “unfortunate,” saying they did not advance the goals of either Israel or the
President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump called Israel’s strikes against leaders of the Hamas terrorist group in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 9 “unfortunate,” noting that the decision was made by Israel, not
Iryna Zarutska (bottom R) before she was fatally stabbed on a commuter train on Aug. 22, 2025, in a still from video. Charlotte Area Transit System via AP The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the man accused of fatally stabbing a Ukrainian refugee on a light-rail last month in Charlotte, amid a growing national outcry