Jack Smith set to testify publicly for first time at House hearing

  33m ago Testimony comes after months of Smith offering to appear publicly In an October letter from his lawyers to lawmakers, Smith offered to testify before both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. In December, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan of Ohio, subpoenaed him to appear behind closed doors

Death of Cuban immigrant in ICE custody in Texas ruled a homicide, autopsy finds

A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide. Geraldo Lunas Campos died Jan. 3 following an altercation with guards. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the

Trump Says He Will Meet With Zelenskyy, Ukraine–Russia Deal ‘Reasonably Close’

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing marking the first year of his second term at the White House on Jan. 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Switzerland on Thursday, saying he is confident that an agreement to

FCC says TV talk shows must offer equal time to political candidates

The Federal Communications Commission warned TV broadcasters Wednesday that daytime talk shows and late-night programs must give equal time to opposing political candidates. The move addressed a genre of TV that President Trump has long argued is politically biased, leading to calls from the president to revoke broadcasters’ FCC licenses.  The announcement hinges on a