Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Erin Hooley Immigration authorities have arrested nearly 550 people in the Chicago area in less than two weeks as part of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a major crackdown that officials from the Department of
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks during a press briefing at the White House on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A deal to bring TikTok’s U.S. operations under American ownership has been finalized and should be signed soon, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. She added that the U.S. would
Media within the Pentagon covering the U.S. military will face new restrictions on the information they are allowed to report or face loss of access to the Pentagon, according to a memo officials distributed to reporters on Friday. Members of the press will be required to sign a document acknowledging they should not disclose either
A memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona on Sunday is set to feature President Trump, Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, and more than half a dozen top Trump administration figures addressing what could be an NFL-size crowd at State Farm Stadium. Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed
People mingle outside the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 17, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19 that the Republican Party would hold a convention for next year’s midterm elections. “The Republican Party wants, very badly, a Convention for the 2026 Midterm Election,” Trump stated in
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 14, 2025. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo President Donald Trump said on Sept. 19 that he had withdrawn the nomination of Erik Siebert to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Siebert is currently serving
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security has escalated its clash with so-called sanctuary states this week, warning California, New York, and Illinois in letters obtained by CBS News that refusal to honor immigration detainers could trigger federal legal action. In letters dated Sept. 10, Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons ordered