The State Department has ordered some staff in the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to begin to leave Lebanon, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. A senior State Department official said the move is a temporary measure and applies to non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members. The embassy is still operational
(Left) President Donald Trump. (Center) U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. (Right) Special counsel Jack Smith. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images; U.S. Southern District of Florida; Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge said on Feb. 23 that the final report on President Donald Trump compiled by a former special counsel shall not be
A poster at the Justice Department in Washington on March 11, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times The White House confirmed that the United States aided the Mexican government’s operation to kill cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes on Sunday. “The United States provided intelligence support to the Mexican government in order to assist with
The U.S. flag and the flag of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore District Whitney Point Lake project in Broome County, N.Y., on July 1, 2025. Thomas I. Deaton/U.S. Army via DVIDS The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a series of reforms on Feb. 23, in
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up an effort by energy companies to end a lawsuit filed in state court that seeks billions of dollars in damages for the impacts their fossil-fuel products have had on the global climate. The decision from the Supreme Court could impact the ability of state
Washington — A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report that details his investigation into President Trump’s alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents and alleged obstruction of the federal probe. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted requests from Mr. Trump and two
The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear two cases on Feb. 23 about U.S. business assets that Cuba’s communist government seized decades ago. Both cases focus on the 1996 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act that was created to pressure Cuba