A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration’s ongoing construction of the White House East Wing to continue for now, finding that a legal challenge brought last year was not comprehensive enough to prove President Trump lacked the authority to renovate the building with private funds and without Congressional action. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration on Feb. 26 urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the government to end temporary deportation protections for thousands of Syrian nationals living in the United States. The New York City-based U.S. Court of Appeals for
‘Shame on Jews, cancel Israel,’ keffiyeh-clad woman yells during San Francisco disruption A “tax the Jews” chant erupted Wednesday during an anti-capitalist protest in San Francisco organized by the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter. At an event hosted by San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie, the protesters initially chanted “tax the rich.” As the disruption
A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings, the university’s acting president said. “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,’” Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia
A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings, the university’s acting president said. “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,’” Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia
Washington — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are appearing in federal court Thursday as they seek to have human smuggling charges brought against him dismissed on grounds that his prosecution is vindictive. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported to a supermax prison in his home country last year, has argued that he
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at the White House in Washington, DC. Reuters/Kylie Cooper/File Photo U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer said tariff rates could climb to 15 percent or more for some nations as the Trump administration conducts probes into unfair trade practices after a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated parts of the previous tariff