The logo of the U.S. Department of Commerce is seen in Washington on March 13, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters New national security investigations have been opened into the import of drones and drone components, and polysilicon and its derivatives, which are used in making solar panels and semiconductors, the U.S. Commerce Department announced on Monday. The
President Trump will be in Pittsburgh Tuesday to attend a major energy and AI summit at Carnegie Mellon University. The Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, organized and hosted by Republican U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, will also be attended by leaders of many of the country’s largest energy and technology companies. McCormick is set to announce
An appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking deportation protections and work permits for thousands of people from Afghanistan. The administration had planned to end temporary protected status for Afghanistan on Monday, part of a broader push to cut back a program that gives migrants reprieve from deportation if their home country is
Whitney D. Hermandorfer appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 4, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters The U.S. Senate on July 14 confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer to a job in the federal courts, marking the first approval of one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees during his second term. The 46–42 vote in the upper
Whitney Hermandorfer appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 4, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters The Senate on July 14 confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer to a job in the federal courts, the first approval of one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees during his second term. The 46–42 vote in the upper chamber to confirm
President Donald Trump leaves after speaking at the Iowa State Fairgrounds during the kick off of a yearlong buildup to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and
An ongoing purge of federal prosecutors from the Justice Department has impacted the criminal case against a Florida businessman accused of fleecing children with special needs. The latest wave of firings included the prosecutor who was helping lead the criminal case against Leo Govoni, whose scheme allegedly bilked approximately $100 million from a fund