Trump: Federal Payments to Sanctuary Cities to Be Suspended Feb. 1

President Donald Trump speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on Jan. 13, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the federal government will suspend payments to so-called sanctuary cities who defy federal immigration enforcement. “Starting February 1, we’re not making any payments to

Trump administration ending deportation protections for Somalis

The U.S. government is revoking the legal status of more than 1,000 immigrants from Somalia, raising the specter of deportation for a community often assailed by President Trump. A Department of Homeland Security official said the Trump administration had decided to terminate Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status program, which allows beneficiaries to live and work in

Trump boosts his economic strategy in Michigan speech: “Tariff’s my favorite word”

President Trump spoke Tuesday at the Detroit Economic Club after he toured a Ford truck plant in nearby Dearborn. It comes as the president tries to focus on economic issues amid myriad international and domestic events that have gripped his administration since the start of the year.  As Mr. Trump took to the stage, he

Trump Says Minnesota Officials Will Face ‘Day of Reckoning’ Amid Protests

Protestors face off with federal officers in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 9, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that state officials in Minnesota would face a “DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION” and said that Democrats have weaponized the shooting of a woman

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