The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has called for an end to the Senate tradition known as the “blue slip,” despite resistance from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The blue slip is a tradition that allows senators from the
Washington — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was taken into immigration custody after he was released pending a criminal trial, has asked an immigration judge to reopen his immigration proceedings and is seeking asylum in the United States, his lawyer said during a court hearing Wednesday. Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Abrego Garcia’s attorney, told a
Members of the National Guard outside Union Station in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Federal officials will take over the management of Washington’s Union Station, which Amtrak now runs. Amtrak is a federally chartered corporation operating as a for-profit entity, with the U.S. government as its controlling shareholder. The Epoch Times
In the nearly three weeks since President Trump deployed federal troops and law enforcement agents throughout Washington, D.C., a CBS News analysis of crime data shows violent crime is down in Washington by almost half when compared to the same 19 days in 2024. The analysis, reviewing every crime incident reported to the District of
D.C. crime stats amid National Guard deployment Here’s how D.C. crime numbers look since Trump deployed the National Guard 03:49 Washington — The Department of Transportation will reclaim management of Washington, D.C.’s transit hub Union Station, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced, saying the move is necessary to “help make this city safe and beautiful.” Duffy
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris host the official launch of the NextGen Acela at Union Station in Washington at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 27, and discuss the actions the Trump administration is taking to make Union Station a world-class transit hub. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris host the official launch of the NextGen Acela at Union Station in Washington at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 27, and discuss the actions the Trump administration is taking to make Union Station a world-class transit hub. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning