DOJ Moves to Unseal Exhibits From Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Investigations

Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 30, 2008. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal court to unseal grand jury exhibits from the investigations into sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. In a submission to U.S. District Judge Richard

Putin needles U.S. with award for CIA official whose son died fighting for Russia

Washington — Russian President Vladimir Putin gave President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff an award to pass along to a senior CIA official whose son was killed in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian forces, according to sources familiar with the matter. The award, the Order of Lenin, was meant to be handed off to Juliane

Watchdog group asks for probe of acquisition of Qatari jet on Trump’s behalf

The watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund, led by a former Obama administration ethics official, has formally requested a federal investigation into the Pentagon’s acceptance of a Qatari luxury jet on behalf of President Trump.  According to a memo obtained by CBS News, the group asked the Department of Defense’s inspector general and the Government Accountability

States Urged to Step Up in Matching Federal Momentum for Developing Nuclear Energy

TerraPower’s Natrium reactor will be built in the closing Kemmerer Coal Mine in Kemmerer, Wyoming, a reanimation of site formerly used for energy development being replicated in other states such as Indiana, which recently created 40 ‘energy development zones’ on sites, including defunct coal mines, where energy was formerly or currently produced. John Haughey/The Epoch

Trump Considering Use of Military Force Against Mexican Drug Cartels

The Trump administration is considering the use of military force to go after Mexico’s drug cartels. U.S. officials say the president has directed the Pentagon to prepare options. President Donald Trump is to host a signing ceremony at the White House for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The deal will end four …

White House Pauses Public Tours Amid Ballroom Construction

The White House in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The White House has paused public tours amid construction of the ballroom in the complex. Plans for the ballroom, which will begin construction in September, were announced on July 31. “New tour bookings were paused proactively while a collaborative group of White

DOJ Informs Judge It Will Ask Supreme Court to Quickly Rule on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

The Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 17, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday indicated that it would move to quickly ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to terminate birthright citizenship. In a filing with the U.S. District