Supreme Court Halts Lower Court Order Blocking Voting Discrimination Lawsuits

The Supreme Court in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on July 24 paused a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit previously issued an order barring

Some in Congress want more Epstein material released than White House has sought

Washington — The increasing pressure on the Trump administration to release more details about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows little sign of easing soon.  It’s put President Trump’s allies in Congress in a bind as they try to balance the Republican base’s demands for the release of all Epstein-related files against the White House’s

Special Envoy Witkoff Pulls US Negotiators out of Doha Talks With Hamas

Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The United States on Thursday abandoned peace talks with Hamas after the terrorist group signaled that it

Social Security backs away from plan to eliminate paper checks

The Social Security Administration said it will continue issuing paper checks to the retirement program’s beneficiaries, backing away from a previously announced plan to switch all payments to electronic deposits after Sept. 30.  On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration told CBS MoneyWatch it would continue issuing paper checks for beneficiaries, including recipients of retirement and

Biden Sells Memoir for Millions of Dollars Less Than Obama, Clinton Payouts: Report

Barack and Michelle Obama received $60 mil, while Bill Clinton received $15 mil (cropped, Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) Joe Biden has sold his presidential memoir’s publishing rights for around $10 million, falling millions of dollars short of the sums that the Obamas and Bill Clinton received for their memoirs, according to a report Wednesday evening.