Politics, retribution behind FBI purge, agents allege in new lawsuit

Three senior FBI officials who were abruptly fired last month by Kash Patel, the FBI director, are claiming in a new lawsuit against the Trump administration that they were illegally terminated at the direction of the White House for purely political reasons.  The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, alleges Patel

Harris: Biden 2024 decision shouldn’t have been “left to an individual’s ego”

Washington — Former Vice President Kamala Harris writes that former President Joe Biden’s decision to run again was a choice that shouldn’t have “been left to an individuals’ ego, an individual’s ambition,” according to excerpts of her upcoming book, “107 Days,” published Wednesday in The Atlantic.  Harris, who suddenly became the presumptive Democratic nominee for

Trump Calls for Death Penalty for North Carolina Fatal Stabbing

President Donald Trump has called for the death penalty for the suspect involved in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a train in North Carolina. Israel attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa on Wednesday. Israel said the operation was in response to repeated attacks by the Houthis. The Department o…

Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Suspect in North Carolina Fatal Stabbing

President Donald Trump has called for the death penalty for the suspect involved in the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a train in North Carolina. Israel attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa on Wednesday. Israel said the operation was in response to repeated attacks by the Houthis. The Department o…

Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin’s Attempt to Remove Copyright Official

The Jefferson Library of Congress in Washington, on March 23, 2023. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times A federal appeals court on Sept. 10 blocked the Trump administration’s attempted removal of a copyright official in the latest of many rulings questioning the president’s authority to fire government officials. Earlier this year, the White House removed Shira Perlmutter

Trump Presses EU to Target China, India With up to 100 Percent Tariffs Over Russia Ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L), Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) arrive for a photo during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23, 2024. Maxim Shipenkov/AFP U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 9 urged European Union officials to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on China