The State Department said Monday it will lift Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s designation as a foreign terrorist organization, months after the group’s leader defeated the Assad regime and swept to power as Syria’s president. The change will take effect on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. The group, formerly
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House, on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday to extend the deadline for tariff negotiations. On July 7, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House, on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to extend the deadline for tariff negotiations. Earlier on July 7, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump
President Trump on Monday said the U.S will impose 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan by August 1, while also threatening to hit five other nations with import duties of up to 40% by next month. Mr. Trump posted two nearly identical letters, addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean
Jeffrey Epstein on March 28, 2017. New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide and had no “client list,” according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI. The two agencies released a memo on July 7. It stated that they would not release any further material related to the
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday that it is ending protections for illegal immigrants from Nicaragua and Honduras, coming days after a similar
A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s motions to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit over his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, calling one of the government’s motions “meritless.” She did not immediately rule on Abrego Garcia’s motion to be moved to federal custody in Maryland, pending his criminal trial in Tennessee on human trafficking charges.