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How Legal Immigration Is Keeping Farms Afloat
The H-2A visa program is an example of how legal immigration can supply labor in America, but farmers say reform is needed.
Supreme Court Wrestles With Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Cases
The justices pressed the Trump administration about how courts would proceed without nationwide injunctions.
US Issues Huawei Chips Warning, Signaling New AI Diffusion Rule
The Commerce Department warns entities against using Huawei chips that were developed in violation of U.S. export controls.
US Drug Overdose Deaths Fall Nearly 27 Percent to Lowest Level in 5 Years
The sharpest annual drop on record was driven by a decline in fentanyl-related deaths, the CDC said. But meth and cocaine fatalities increased.
GOP Seeks to Revoke Tax Exemptions From Nonprofits Materially Supporting Hamas, Other Terrorist Groups
The legislation would allow the secretary of the Treasury to revoke the tax exemptions of organization that provide ’material support' to terrorism.
Florida Troopers Now Federally Credentialed to Arrest Illegal Immigrants on Their Own
Florida is the first state to have its law enforcement officers credentialed.
Michigan Town Asks Appeals Court to Allow It to Stop Chinese Battery Plant Project
The case highlights how Americans have grown increasingly wary of Chinese purchases of U.S. land over national security concerns.
DOJ Probes Washington State Law Requiring Priests to Report Confessions of Child Abuse
Calling the statute ‘Anti-Catholic,’ federal officials say it would violate the Constitution by forcing clergy to break the seal of confession.
Trump Admin Settles Lawsuit With Maine Over Food Funding Freeze
Trump had previously warned Maine’s governor that the funds would be withheld if the state continued to allow men to play women’s sports.
HHS Recommends Therapy for Minors With Gender Dysphoria
Procedures and medicines ‘carry risk of significant harms,’ including infertility, the government’s new report states.
Trump Administration Investigating Washington State Over Alleged Title IX Violations
More school boards are expected to oppose Washington state’s ‘gender inclusive’ mandates, which leverage state funding.
US Job Openings Slide to 6-Month Low, Layoffs Fall
The U.S. labor market remains solid while many employers take a wait-and-see approach to see how tariffs play out.
Federal Government Sues Rochester Over ‘Sanctuary’ City Policies
The city called the lawsuit ‘political theater’ and accused the Trump administration of trying to ‘commandeer local resources.’
As Harvard and Trump Face Off, Some in Higher Education See Academic Freedom and Taxpayer Funding Differently
Leaders from Hillsdale College, the University of Austin, and Harvard’s Republicans diverge from a left-leaning culture.
Supreme Court Seems to Favor Allowing Parents to Opt-Out From Pro-LGBT Books in Schools
After a Maryland county’s school board canceled its opt-out option, lower courts declined to reinstate it.
How Junk Food Took Hold in the US and What RFK Jr. Is Doing About It
‘We have people who are obese who are at the same time malnourished, because the food that we’re eating is not nutrient-dense anymore,’ Kennedy said.
Mississippi Supreme Court Rules Transitioning Teen Not Entitled to Name Change
State law allows a minor’s name to be changed only when it is ‘clearly in the best interest of the child,’ the court held.
Epoch Readers Rally Behind Trump’s China Tariffs, Demand Revival of US Manufacturing: Poll
Readers of The Epoch Times endorse President Donald Trump’s tariffs and say restoring industry and confronting China’s communist regime are national priorities.
Congress Is Looking at Medicaid—What to Know
Medicaid serves nearly a quarter of the U.S. population, yet few know how it works. Here are the basics.
