Judge Weighs Minnesota’s Request to Block Federal Immigration Enforcement Surge

Federal agents fire flash-bang grenades as they advance toward protesters during clashes following the fatal shooting of a man by federal immigration agents earlier in the day in Minnesota, on Jan. 24, 2026. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge heard arguments on Jan. 26 from the state of Minnesota calling for an emergency

NORAD Pact Would Change if Canada Pulls Out of F-35 Deal, Trump Envoy Tells Ottawa

An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet practices for an air show appearance in Ottawa, Canada, on Sept. 6, 2019. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld The U.S. ambassador to Canada warned that the arrangements involving the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) may have to change if Ottawa doesn’t follow through on a deal to purchase 88

Treasury Cancels Booz Allen Contracts Over Employee’s Leaking of Trump’s Tax Records

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing marking the first year of his second term, at the White House on Jan. 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Treasury Department has canceled all of its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after an employee leaked President Donald Trump’s tax records to the media, the department

Blanche Says Shot Protester’s Actions Likely Don’t Meet ‘Definition of Domestic Terrorism’

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday said nobody thinks the actions of a man who was shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minnesota on Saturday reach

Feds yank contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after Trump tax leak

The Department of the Treasury said Monday that it is canceling all contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor who worked for the consulting firm leaked tax information belonging to thousands of people, including President Trump.  In 2024, former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C. — who worked for Booz Allen

Senate Democrats Vow to Oppose DHS Funding as Shutdown Deadline Looms

A federal agent gestures toward a demonstrator at a rally against increased immigration enforcement in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026. Tim Evans/Reuters WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats are vowing to withhold their support for a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wake of the Jan. 24 shooting of Alex Pretti by immigration officials,