Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (R), joined by Chief of Police at the Metropolitan Police Department Pamela Smith, speaks at a press conference after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department at the Wilson Building in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Trump administration on Aug. 15 agreed
In an image from video, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes speaks during a hearing in Washington on June 22, 2022. Senate Judiciary Committee via The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to amend an order concerning the leadership of Washington’s police department or face a temporary restraining order. During a hearing
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (C) speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” as U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) (L) looks on at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images On Aug. 14, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for his state to
A ruined city center in Kostyantynivka in Donetsk on April 19, 2025. Iryna Rybakova/Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP This week, the world’s attention was focused largely on the landmark summit between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska. But preparations for the event have coincided with significant military developments in
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington on April 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Trump administration scored a major legal win on Friday as a federal appeals court lifted an order that had kept the government from cutting staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), clearing the way for sweeping changes
5m ago Ukraine supporters rally near Trump-Putin meeting site A crowd of supporters gathered in Anchorage for a rally in solidarity with Ukraine ahead of the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Demonstrators waved blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags and held signs saying “Support Ukraine” and “No compromise.” Ukraine supporters gather for a
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (L) and President Donald Trump in Washington on July 30, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Aug. 15 said he will not be running for president in 2028 and that he is loyal to President Donald Trump. Kennedy said on X that