This courtroom sketch depicts Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Va., the man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021, being sworn in before U.S. Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya, at the U.S. District Court in Washington, with U.S. Attorney
A Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, on Feb. 25, 2015. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to halt its plan to scrap deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals who are living in the United States. Boston-based U.S. District Judge
Washington — The Virginia man accused of planting two pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot will be in court Tuesday as his lawyers and federal prosecutors argue over whether he should remain detained in the lead-up to a criminal trial. Justice Department
| December 30, 2025Updated:December 30, 2025 President Donald Trump was voted the Global Newsmaker of the Year in a survey of 8,245 Epoch Times readers. Ninety-five percent of respondents ranked the 47th president as their top choice from a list of 10 global newsmakers. The survey was conducted between Dec. 18 and Dec. 21. We
Illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala are apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers after crossing into the United States, in Ruby, Arizona, on Jan. 4, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The United States will soon be able to deny asylum claims from illegal immigrants who cross the border during certain public health emergencies if
Margraten, Netherlands — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have filled the guestbook with objections. The guestbook at the American Cemetery in the village of Margraten, Netherlands, on Dec. 11, 2025, shows a message with an objection
A file image of voters filling out their ballots as others wait for an open space at a booth in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 6, 2018. Joshua Lott/Getty Images Voters in Iowa State Senate District 16 go to the polls Tuesday for a special election that has major political stakes, with a Republican supermajority