Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Justice Department (DOJ) has requested transcripts of grand jury testimony of convicted sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for
Washington — The Justice Department published a list of 35 “sanctuary” jurisdictions on Tuesday, vowing to bring lawsuits against states, counties and cities that limit local cooperation with federal immigration agents. “Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “The Department of
Crime decreased in every category in 2024, including murder, violent crime and motor vehicle thefts, according to data released by the FBI on Tuesday. It reflects a trend experts have been tracking as reported numbers of violent crimes continue to drop from a spike immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic. While the report included good
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that prosecuting Democratic state House members who left the state to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan will not be easy. Democrats on Monday prevented the state House of Representatives
Washington — The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas Tuesday to a slew of former attorneys general and FBI directors, as well as former President Bill Clinton, for testimony about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The subpoenas seeking depositions from the former Justice Department officials were approved by a House Oversight subcommittee last
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is not in the running to replace Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump said in a new interview. Trump, speaking in
Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer, on Feb. 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo President Donald Trump said he will soon release details of new tariff plans for semiconductors and chips. “We’re going to be announcing on semiconductors and chips, which is a separate category, because we want them made in