Trump Admin Cancels Funding for California’s High-Speed Rail Project

A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2015. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of funding for California’s High-Speed Rail project, citing delays and affordability issues, according to a late July 16 Truth Social post. “To the Law abiding, Tax

Texas Republicans Eye Picking Up 5 Seats in Redistricting Effort

President Donald Trump, sitting next to Gov. Greg Abbott (R), visits Texas on July 11, 2025, after a flash flooding tragedy a week earlier. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Texas Republicans could pick up five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives by adjusting Congressional Districts in the state. Redistricting is a top priority for state Republicans

Trump Admin Appeals Judge’s Order to Halt Southern California Immigration Operations

LAPD officers confront immigration-enforcement protesters in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration asked an appeals court on July 14 to allow immigration operations to resume without restrictions in Southern California after a federal judge ordered a stop to the government’s activities. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued

Top Trump administration antitrust official faces criticism over approach, sources say

Washington — Internal friction with the Justice Department team that fights monopolies has led to private conversations in the Trump administration about whether to push out some staff in the antitrust division or to work to smooth out the issues, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. Gail Slater, who in March took charge

ICE data shows less than 1% of deportees had murder convictions

President Trump campaigned on a vow to round up the “worst of the worst” offenders among the criminals who were living illegally inside the United States. But CBS News has obtained deportation data that indicates the Trump administration’s deportation push has ensnared many undocumented immigrants without violent criminal records. Of the estimated 100,000 people who

State Department Calls on CCP to End Campaign to Eradicate Falun Gong

The State Department has called on Beijing to end its eradication campaign against Falun Gong ahead of July 20, the date that marked the start of the persecution in 1999. “For over 26 years, the CCP has waged a campaign of repression against practitioners of Falun Gong and their families,” a department spokesperson told The