Washington — President Trump is extending the ceasefire in the war with Iran until talks between the U.S. and Iran are “concluded,” he announced Tuesday, despite previously saying he wouldn’t extend the deadline. The president said he is granting the ceasefire extension at Pakistan’s request, and blamed Iran’s “seriously fractured” government for the delay. He
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on April 21 seemed poised to rein in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) power to levy large fines through its in-house adjudication system. In the cases of FCC v. AT&T and Verizon Communications v. FCC, which were heard together,
The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT’s Dall-E text-to-image model, in Boston, on Dec. 8, 2023. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI after conducting an initial probe into the company’s ChatGPT program, which
An FBI agent at the Department of Justice in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The FBI said it is leading federal efforts to investigate potential connections in reports of dead or missing U.S. scientists in recent years, coming days after President Donald Trump expressed alarm. “The FBI is spearheading the effort
Washington — Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigned from Congress on Tuesday, moments before the House Ethics Committee was set to determine whether she should be sanctioned for allegations of theft and other misconduct. Cherfilus-McCormick has been charged with stealing nearly $5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds for her campaign and has
Ethics committee was weighing expulsion recommendation for Florida Democrat over alleged stolen FEMA funds Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D., Fla.) resigned from Congress on Tuesday ahead of a House Ethics Committee meeting on whether to recommend expelling the congresswoman over her alleged use of stolen FEMA funds to win her seat.
The Democratic senator said he was only being sarcastic when he praised the report Sen. Chris Murphy / Getty Images Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) responded to a disputed report claiming that 26 Iranian “shadow fleet” vessels had breached the United States’ naval blockade by calling the news “awesome.” After intense criticism, Murphy said he