Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson resigns with other senior prosecutors

At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney’s office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned after the office was tasked with investigating the shooting of Renee Good, according to three sources familiar with the situation. Thompson also previously served as the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota; he was appointed

JPMorgan Chase Warns Trump Rate-Cap Proposal ‘Very Bad for Consumers’

The JPMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters along Park Avenue in New York on Sept. 20, 2016. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times JPMorgan Chase warned on Jan. 13 that President Donald Trump’s proposal for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates would be “very bad for consumers.” On an earnings call with analysts and reporters, JPMorgan

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state transgender athlete bans

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to uphold state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports, wading for the first time into the contentious issue.  The justices heard more than three hours of arguments in a pair of cases challenging laws from West Virginia and Idaho that require public

Trump Highlights Manufacturing, Economic Policies During Tour of Ford Production Plant

President Donald Trump is traveling to Michigan on Tuesday, with stops planned in Detroit and Dearborn—including a tour of a Ford production plant—as he highlights manufacturing and economic priorities. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over the legality of banning transgender athletes from participating in female sports. … Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee Reviews Tools to Prevent Federal Fraud

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing at 2 p.m. ET on Jan. 13 to examine innovative tools used to detect and prevent fraud in federal programs. Witnesses include Sterling Thomas, chief scientist for the U.S. Government Accountability Office; Ken Dieffenbach, executive director of the Pandemic Respo… Original News Source Link –

House Oversight Committee Reviews Tools to Prevent Federal Fraud

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing at 2 p.m. ET on Jan. 13 to examine innovative tools used to detect and prevent fraud in federal programs. Witnesses include Sterling Thomas, chief scientist for the U.S. Government Accountability Office; Ken Dieffenbach, executive director of the Pandemic Respo… Original News Source Link –

US Designates Chapters of Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference as President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen at Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Trump administration has followed through on its stated goal of designating three branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist