Washington — The Supreme Court is considering Wednesday whether President Trump can unilaterally impose tariffs on nearly every country under a federal emergency powers law, with the justices testing a centerpiece of his economic agenda and the limits of presidential powers. Some of the justices expressed skepticism about the government’s arguments defending the tariffs. Solicitor
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court seemed divided on Nov. 5 over whether to salvage a large portion of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the face of challenges to their legality. During oral argument lasting more than 2.5 hours, many of the justices asked
London — Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s mayoral race has ignited passions for and against him, from pride in his birthplace of Uganda and applause from his counterpart in London to anger from Israel’s top diplomat in the U.S. Mamdani is a self-described democratic socialist who will be the city’s first Muslim mayor, and
Local residents take part in a demonstration in Omdurman, to protest against the Rapid Support Forces’ reported ‘atrocities’ in el-Fasher in western Sudan, on Oct. 31, 2025. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images The United States is working with its Arab partners to bring an end to the conflict in Sudan, White House press secretary Karoline
Democrats swept Tuesday’s gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, as the national party — still facing internal battles about its future — seeks to recover from last year’s losses to President Trump. Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill is projected to defeat Republican former legislator Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey, and Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Donald Trump responded to Republican election losses in several areas on Tuesday by saying that there were two reasons why. “Trump wasn’t on the ballot, and shutdown, were the two reasons that Republicans lost
President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Nov. 5, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump invited Senate Republicans on Nov. 5 to the White House to ask them to end the filibuster and reopen the government. “We have to get the