Category: United States

No Legal Basis for Barring Trump From Running Again After Mar-a-Lago Raid: Experts

The FBI’s raid on Aug. 8 of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, as part of an investigation into documents allegedly removed from the White House when Trump departed in 2021, is highly unlikely to produce any evidence that could form part of a legal case for disallowing the former president from seeking office again,…


Legal Battle Over Florida’s Big Tech Censorship Law May Impact Future of Free Speech on Social Media

News Analysis Recent controversies stoked by alleged efforts of leading tech platforms to ban or “de-platform” content on political grounds—which some claim was behind Twitter’s temporary blocking last week of all links to articles running in The Epoch Times—have prompted fresh debate over the legal rights of users of these platforms and what the First Amendment…


Export-Import Bank Billions Meant for US Small Business Going to China, Russia, Other Corrupt Regimes

Small businesses seeking to grow their overseas sales are supposed to be the primary beneficiaries of loan guarantees by the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EX-IM), but a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog finds most of the funds go to corporate giants and corrupt regimes overseas. “Small businesses, supposedly the intended beneficiary of the Export-Import…


Billions Meant for US Small Business Going to China, Russia: Watchdog

Small businesses seeking to grow their overseas sales are supposed to be the primary beneficiaries of loan guarantees by the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EX-IM), but a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog finds most of the funds go to corporate giants and corrupt regimes overseas. “Small businesses, supposedly the intended beneficiary of the Export-Import…


Billions Meant for US Small Businesses Going to China, Russia: Watchdog

Small businesses seeking to grow their overseas sales are supposed to be the primary beneficiaries of loan guarantees by the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EX-IM), but a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog finds most of the funds go to corporate giants and corrupt regimes overseas. “Small businesses, supposedly the intended beneficiary of the Export-Import…


Billions Meant for US Small Businesses Go to China, Russia: Watchdog

Small businesses seeking to increase their overseas sales are supposed to be the primary beneficiaries of loan guarantees by the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), although a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog finds most of the funds are going to corporate giants and corrupt foreign regimes. “Small businesses, supposedly the intended beneficiary of the…


EXCLUSIVE: NYC Agency Struggles to Cope With ‘Drastic Influx of Asylum Seekers,’ Urges Staff to Work Overtime, Leaked Email Shows

NEW YORK CITY—An email recently sent from New York City’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) to all names on its distribution list, and obtained by The Epoch Times, urged all staff who can work overtime to do so, to deal with a “drastic influx of asylum seekers” in Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The internal request…


EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Email Shows NYC Struggling to Cope With ‘Drastic Influx’ of Illegal Aliens Amid Border Crisis

NEW YORK CITY—An email recently sent from New York City’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) to all names on its distribution list, and obtained by The Epoch Times, urged all staff who can work overtime to do so, to deal with a “drastic influx of asylum seekers” in Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The internal request…


US to Deepen Military Ties with New Zealand Amid Beijing Influence Concerns

The commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Admiral John Aquilino, made an official visit to New Zealand on Aug. 1 to expand the partnership between the two countries as tensions in the region grow following Beijing’s intentions. “Our partnership runs very deep. We are doing many things together to continue to ensure peace and…


House Passes Senate GOP Bill to Fast-Track New US Semi-Conductor Factories

A Republican senator’s bill designed to speed up official approvals for building new U.S. semi-conductor factories that was approved in January by the Senate is now headed to President Joe Biden for signature after passage Friday by the House of Representatives. The House vote was 303 to 89 to approve the unusually short, less than one…