California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is facing another bout of legal pushback, as state Republicans filed an emergency petition asking the California Supreme Court to block a November special election on the proposal. Named Proposition 50, the redistricting measure, signed into law last week, would overhaul California’s congressional map to make five GOP-held districts
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House, on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Aug. 25 threatened to restrict the export of U.S. advanced technologies like chips and impose additional tariffs on countries that refuse to eliminate digital regulations
President Donald Trump during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump on Aug. 25 threatened to restrict U.S. chip exports and impose additional tariffs on imports from countries that refused to eliminate digital taxes. In a Truth Social post, Trump opposed digital taxes and
President Donald Trump during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump on Aug. 25 threatened to restrict the export of U.S. advanced technologies like chips and impose additional tariffs on countries that refuse to eliminate digital regulations discriminating against U.S. tech companies. In a
The California Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on March 16, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California Republicans on Aug. 25 filed a second legal challenge against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s congressional redistricting plan, which will go before voters as Proposition 50 in November. The lawsuit argued that the plan violates the state Constitution, which requires that
A Sig Sauer P320 handgun is shown at a gun store in Delray Beach, Florida, on Jan. 31, 2023. Raedle/Getty Images Pistols that had been sidelined by the U.S. Air Force after the July 20 shooting death of a U.S. Airman in Wyoming have been returned to service, the Air Force said on Aug. 24.
A group of current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials warned Congress on Monday that the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency could reverse decades of reforms made after Hurricane Katrina. The open letter was released as the U.S. this week marks 20 years since Katrina’s 2005 landfall — sparking one