GOP opposition threatens to derail House passage of “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate’s changes as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk.  As the House convened Wednesday to take

Judge blocks Trump’s plan to limit access to asylum at southern border

Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s plan to sharply restrict access to the nation’s asylum system, a blow to the president’s sweeping crackdown on immigration into the United States. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of 13 individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. and three immigrants’ rights groups who

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Barring People at US-Mexico Border From Claiming Asylum

Illegal immigrants walk alongside the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against a Trump administration policy that blocks foreign nationals who cross the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum, coming as the White House has touted what

Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Barring Illegal Border Crossers From Claiming Asylum

Illegal immigrants walk alongside the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge on July 2 ruled against a Trump administration directive that blocked foreign nationals who cross the U.S.–Mexico border illegally from seeking asylum. The White House has touted historically

Trump Refiles Iowa Lawsuit Accusing Pollster and Des Moines Register of Election Interference

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for Florida from the White House on July 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on June 30 dropped his federal lawsuit against the Des Moines Register, pollster Ann Selzer, and related defendants and refiled it in Iowa state court. The new complaint renews

House GOP holdouts threaten to delay final vote on “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate’s changes as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk.  As the House convened Wednesday to take