Trial Begins Over Trump’s Use of National Guard in California

Anti-ICE protesters confront federal agents and California National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A federal court began hearing testimony on Aug. 11 in a trial to determine whether President Donald Trump illegally used National Guard troops for law enforcement in California. The trial is part of a broader

EU Urges Trump to Defend Europe’s Security Interests at Putin Summit

A serviceman with Ukraine’s 24th Mechanized Brigade fires a howitzer at Russian forces near Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on Nov. 18, 2024. President Donald Trump has begun pressuring China and India to stop buying sanctioned Russian oil in an effort to end the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine. Oleg Petrasiuk/24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the

DC Locals Have Mixed Reactions to Trump’s Police Takeover

U.S. Capitol Police Officers patrol the East Front plaza of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. on March 07, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Residents of the nation’s capital showed various reactions to President Donald Trump’s plan to federalize the local police force. Early on Aug. 11, Trump announced that he would take control of

Appalachian Democrats, Independents Seek New Direction

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) addresses an audience at the Fighting Oligarchy Tour in Asheville, N.C., on Aug. 10, 2025 Lawrence Wilson/The Epoch Times ASHEVILLE, N.C.—Left-leaning voters in the western parts of North Carolina and West Virginia rallied to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” Aug. 8–10, with many looking for change and effective leadership.

General testifies he didn’t hear L.A. protests described as “rebellion”

Three officials involved in President Trump’s controversial deployment of National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles testified Monday as the trial in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against the Trump administration began. The question at issue is whether the military forces sent in by Mr. Trump — including members of the Marine

Fear of immigration raids turns California community into ghost town

Huntington Park, California, a working-class community of more than 50,000 people, has recently felt like it has a bullseye on its back because of ramped-up raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  The town is 95.6% Latino, and as many as 45% of the residents are undocumented, according to the city. City Council member Jonathan Sanabria,