Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies before the House Subcommittee on Environment on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times A divided federal appeals court on Sept. 2 ruled that the Trump administration may terminate $16 billion in grants to nonprofits intended to finance climate-related projects. The three-judge panel
Washington — A federal court in California ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed members of the National Guard and active-duty U.S. Marines to Los Angeles earlier this summer in response to protests against immigration enforcement operations. In a 52-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found that the president
Washington — Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican, officially announced Tuesday that she won’t seek reelection in 2026 after two terms in the Senate. “After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection, I will not be seeking reelection in 2026,” Ernst said in a video announcement. Ernst, 55, was elected to the Senate in 2014,
President Trump is expected to announce Tuesday afternoon that U.S. Space Command headquarters is moving from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama, according to a U.S. official and two sources familiar with the planning. Mr. Trump signed an executive order in 2018 reestablishing U.S. Space Command, after it had been absorbed in 2002 into U.S.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) , speaks to reporters at the Capitol, in Washington on April 4, 2025. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite WASHINGTON—Democratic leaders in the Senate and House are calling for bipartisanship to avoid a government shutdown. Congress returned this week from its August recess, and
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Oct. 20, 2021. AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File U.S. officials have revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC’s) authorization that allows it to ship essential equipment to its key chipmaking factory in China, potentially halting its ability to continue semiconductor production at the facility. The
Protesters confront federal agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Sept. 2 said that he will “soon” take actions to deal with crime in Chicago, weeks after he sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. “At least 54 people were shot