Hillary Clinton tells House panel she had “no idea” about Epstein’s crimes

Washington — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is sitting for a deposition with members of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday in New York, where she told lawmakers she had “no idea” about Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal activities. “The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have

Judge rules construction of Trump’s White House ballroom can continue for now

A federal judge has allowed the Trump administration’s ongoing construction of the White House East Wing to continue for now, finding that a legal challenge brought last year was not comprehensive enough to prove President Trump lacked the authority to renovate the building with private funds and without Congressional action. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon

Trump Administration Calls On US Supreme Court to End Temporary Protections for Syrians

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration on Feb. 26 urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the government to end temporary deportation protections for thousands of Syrian nationals living in the United States. The New York City-based U.S. Court of Appeals for

‘Tax The Jews’: Anti-Capitalist DSA Protest Erupts Into Anti-Semitic Chants

‘Shame on Jews, cancel Israel,’ keffiyeh-clad woman yells during San Francisco disruption A “tax the Jews” chant erupted Wednesday during an anti-capitalist protest in San Francisco organized by the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter. At an event hosted by San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie, the protesters initially chanted “tax the rich.” As the disruption

Columbia student detained by federal agents claiming to search for ‘missing person,’ university president says

A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings, the university’s acting president said.  “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,’” Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia

Columbia student detained by DHS agents who made “misrepresentations,” university president says

A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings, the university’s acting president said.  “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,’” Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia

Kilmar Abrego Garcia back in court in bid to have criminal case dropped

Washington — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are appearing in federal court Thursday as they seek to have human smuggling charges brought against him dismissed on grounds that his prosecution is vindictive. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported to a supermax prison in his home country last year, has argued that he