Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed new legislation requiring more thorough background checks before hiring police officers, a law inspired by the shooting death of Sonya Massey. Massey was shot and killed by former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson in July 2024 inside her home near Springfield. Grayson has been fired and charged with
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meet in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders, a White House official has confirmed to The Epoch Times. Vice President
Washington — President Trump announced this week the deployment of 800 members of the D.C. National Guard to the District of Columbia, as part of a push to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. The president is also temporarily taking control of the District’s Metropolitan Police Department. Hundreds of additional federal law enforcement
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) speaks to guests during a campaign stop in Dubuque, Iowa, on March 19, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is pressing the Trump administration to reverse an executive order making English the official language of the United States, saying that it could cut off millions of people from essential
Jared Yanis (L), Benjamin Sanderson (2nd L), Aidan Johnston (2nd R) and Erich Pratt (R) particpate in the federal affairs panel discussion at the Gun Owners of America GOALS conference in Knoxville, Tenn., on Aug. 9, 2025. Michael Clements/The Epoch Times KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—At the Gun Owners of America’s (GOA) second annual Gun Owners Advocacy and
A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag as hundreds of people rally at George Washington University, in Washington on May 7, 2024. Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images The Department of Justice announced on Aug. 12 that George Washington University violated civil rights by acting “deliberately indifferent to the hostile educational environment for Jewish, American Israeli, and
A person sleeps in Freedom Plaza in Washington on July 25, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Homeless people in Washington could face fines and be jailed if they refuse to go to a shelter or receive mental health services, according to the White House. In an Aug. 12 briefing after President Donald Trump federalized the Metropolitan