The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building in Washington on Oct. 31, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Attorneys general from 21 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, seeking to block its effort to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by withholding requests for Federal Reserve
41m ago Latest release includes over 11,000 files The Justice Department’s newest release of files on Epstein appears to be its largest to date, with upwards of 11,000 files, many of which are multiple pages. The trove includes documents and hundreds of videos. The data set appears to include FBI documents, internal Justice Department
The U.S. military says it struck a vessel that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing one person — part of a months-long campaign of boat strikes near Latin America. The military has hit at least 29 alleged drug vessels since early September, killing 105 people. President Trump has argued that
The Pentagon as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The United States military Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Monday evening announced that the United States has carried out a 29th strike targeting drug runners in the waters off South and Central America. “On Dec. 22, at the
President Trump said Monday that the release of thousands of photos from the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein risked ensnaring “highly respected” people with no connection to the late sex offender’s crimes, in the president’s first public remarks since the files were released last week. The congressionally mandated releases brought to light images of former
The greater sage-grouse, known for its elaborate mating dance, has been at the center of a decade-long land-use dispute. Bob Wick/BLM/Reuters The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released updated plans for the conservation of greater sage-grouse habitat Monday, opening up more lands in eight states for oil drilling and mineral mining. “We are strengthening American
Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura and his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg (L) at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Greenbelt, Md., on Dec. 22, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images A U.S. District Judge overseeing a lawsuit by Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia against the Trump administration allowed him to