Deal to end shutdown moves to full House for final vote

A provision of the legislative package that would end the shutdown allows senators to bring lawsuits if federal law enforcement seizes or subpoenas their data without notifying them, with potential damages of $500,000 for each violation. The language appears to allow GOP senators to sue over steps that the Justice Department took during special counsel

Trump Dismisses 50-Year Mortgage Concerns: ‘It’s Not Even a Big Deal’

Townhouse for sale in Elkridge, Md., on Sept. 27, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Monday played down criticism over his plan to introduce 50-year mortgages, telling Fox News host Laura Ingraham, “it’s not even a big deal.” During an appearance on Fox’s “Ingraham Angle,” Trump fielded questions from Ingraham about a

Texas woman who threatened judge in Trump criminal case set to be sentenced

Despite President Trump’s waves of pardons for allies and supporters who sought to overturn his 2020 election loss and his clemency for all Capitol riot defendants, at least one federal case with tethers to the 2020 election is still lingering. A federal judge in Houston will sentence Abigail Shry on Wednesday afternoon, after she pleaded

Trump: Crime in Chicago Down Since ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ Began

Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino speaks with a Chicago Police officer while searching for illegal immigrants in a southwest side neighborhood in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 6, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Crime rates are down in Chicago since the Department of Homeland Security began immigration enforcement operation “Midway Blitz,” said President Donald Trump. “I am

DOJ says it’s investigating “violent riots” at UC Berkeley Turning Point USA event

The Justice Department is investigating protests outside of a Turning Point USA event on the University of California, Berkeley’s campus, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday, which she suggested was part of President Trump’s crackdown on the antifa movement. Bondi wrote in a post on X that the “violent riots” Monday evening at the California