House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) on Monday sent a subpoena to the estate of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for documents and communications that it may have in its
The Lavender Pit at Copper Queen Mine, which opened in 1877 and was run by the Phelps Dodge Corporation from 1879-1975, in Bisbee, Ariz., on July 24, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images The United States Department of Interior is proposing to add six “mineral commodities” to the list of critical minerals as part
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is facing another bout of legal pushback, as state Republicans filed an emergency petition asking the California Supreme Court to block a November special election on the proposal. Named Proposition 50, the redistricting measure, signed into law last week, would overhaul California’s congressional map to make five GOP-held districts
President Donald Trump during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump on Aug. 25 threatened to restrict U.S. chip exports and impose additional tariffs on imports from countries that refused to eliminate digital taxes. In a Truth Social post, Trump opposed digital taxes and
President Donald Trump during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump on Aug. 25 threatened to restrict the export of U.S. advanced technologies like chips and impose additional tariffs on countries that refuse to eliminate digital regulations discriminating against U.S. tech companies. In a
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House, on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Aug. 25 threatened to restrict the export of U.S. advanced technologies like chips and impose additional tariffs on countries that refuse to eliminate digital regulations
The California Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on March 16, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California Republicans on Aug. 25 filed a second legal challenge against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting plan, which will go before voters as Proposition 50 in November. The lawsuit argued that the plan violates the state Constitution, which requires that