White House border czar Tom Homan said on Feb. 12 that the administration has made significant progress in Minnesota and will therefore conclude the immigration enforcement surge in the state. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds an oversight hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 12 to conduct routine oversight of federal government operations and related homeland security matters. Witnesses: Panel 1: Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Majority Whip for the U.S. House of Representatives Minnesota St… Original News Source Link – Epoch
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—For years, the Chinese regime has been working to isolate Taiwan on the world stage, poaching its allies while leveraging coercive tactics to undermine the island’s international standing. The
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images Four states on Feb. 11 asked a federal court to stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from cutting $600 million in public health funding. The Trump administration has targeted the states—California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota—because of “political
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral argument in Monsanto’s appeal seeking to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn consumers that Roundup, its popular weedkiller, could cause cancer. The court announced on Feb. 11 that it will hear
Immigrants await their turn for green card and citizenship interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York on May 30, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images The Small Business Administration has been willing to finance businesses with small ownership stakes held by green card holders and even
The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The White House on Feb. 11 terminated the newly appointed interim U.S. attorney for New York’s Northern District just hours after federal judges chose him to fill the vacancy. Donald T. Kinsella, 79, who served as a longtime federal prosecutor