President Donald Trump’s plan to tighten regulations on mail-in ballots remains blocked in the courts weeks before the midterms, after the Supreme Court on Sept. 14 declined to let a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule implementing the plan take effect. … Continue reading What to know about the battle over Trump’s election integrity order and midterms
The board of the Kennedy Center voted Sept. 15 to close the arts facility “immediately” for safety reasons so rehabilitation work may be performed on the building, President Donald Trump said. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social hours after … Continue reading Board votes to shut down Kennedy Center
A federal judge on Sept. 15 blocked the Kennedy Center’s board from putting President Donald Trump’s name on the building’s facade or renaming its grounds in his honor. Hours later, the board voted to close the arts facility “immediately” for … Continue reading Judge blocks Trump inscriptions at Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center’s board warned of imminent insolvency in court papers on Sept. 14, and said it wants a visible acknowledgment of President Donald Trump’s fundraising assistance for the building, despite a judge’s ruling that only Congress can rename it. … Continue reading Kennedy Center board warns of insolvency, ties rescue to Trump inscription
The Supreme Court late on Sept. 14 declined to lift a nationwide injunction blocking a United States Postal Service (USPS) rule on federal ballot mail, leaving it on hold for the 2026 midterms. The ruling in USPS v. California took … Continue reading Supreme Court blocks Trump’s Postal Service rule for mail-in ballots for 2026 midterms
Author and investigative journalist Matthew Vadum appeared September 11, 2026, on Republic TV’s The Debate with Arnab Goswami for a daytime discussion of the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The Indian TV broadcast examined whether the expanded grouping is overtaking … Continue reading Vadum in Republic TV debate: BRICS, Trump, and American power
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pardoned a noncitizen with a criminal conviction whose immigration-related appeal was scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, ending the case a month before the oral argument. The high court formally dismissed the … Continue reading Hochul pardon ends Supreme Court fight over long-term immigration detention
The U.S. Supreme Court declined a New York mother’s request to let her keep her unvaccinated five-year-old in kindergarten while she challenges the state’s ban on religious exemptions to school immunization rules. The high court’s decision on Sept. 8 took the form of an unsigned order in Doe v. McDonald. It gave no reasons. Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented, saying they would have granted the emergency application. They did not explain why. The emergency docket ruling is narrow. The Supreme Court did not decide whether New York’s ban on religious exemptions is constitutional. It only declined to freeze … Continue reading Supreme Court rejects New York mom’s bid to keep unvaccinated son in kindergarten
For nearly everyone in America who was beyond kindergarten in 2001, the list of so-called “flashbulb memories” is most likely topped by the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. We all seem to remember our personal circumstances: Where … Continue reading Where we were: Epoch Times reporters recall their memories of 9/11
A federal appeals court on Sept. 10 declined to permit the Trump administration to enforce a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule that changes mail-in voting requirements before the midterm congressional elections on Nov. 3. The Supreme Court is currently … Continue reading Appeals court won’t allow Trump admin to implement new rules for mail-in voting
The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 10 put a federal judge’s order on hold that would have allowed Missouri to use a new Republican-drawn congressional map in November, keeping the state’s 2022 map in place for the midterm elections. Hours … Continue reading Missouri drops GOP-friendly map after Supreme Court loss
The Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 10 found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in contempt for not obeying its directive to use a 2022 congressional map for the Nov. 3 elections, but declared he had remedied the contempt by conceding … Continue reading Missouri secretary of state found in contempt in congressional map fight
A federal appeals court on Sept. 9 questioned whether Louisiana, which has a near-total ban on abortion, has standing to force a nationwide return of in-person dispensing for abortion drug mifepristone, which patients can now obtain by telehealth and mail. … Continue reading Fifth Circuit questions Louisiana’s standing in mifepristone case
Opponents of a 2025 Missouri congressional map late on Sept. 9 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal judge’s order that allows the state to hold midterm congressional elections on Nov. 3 using the map, which favors Republicans. The new emergency filing came after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit earlier in the day issued a one-page order after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Sept. 8 declined to restore the 2025 electoral map in a separate case arising from a Sept. 3 Missouri Supreme Court ruling that barred use … Continue reading Missouri redistricting battle back before Supreme Court after conflicting rulings
Hours before Missouri’s deadline to finalize the Nov. 3 election ballot, late on Sept. 8, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to restore a Republican-drawn congressional map—and minutes later a federal judge ordered officials to use that same map. Judge Stephen … Continue reading Supreme Court, federal judge issue conflicting orders on Missouri congressional map
The Supreme Court on Sept. 4 released the final part of its fall argument calendar, assigning dates in five cases concerning parental authority, workplace sex discrimination claims under Title IX, bans on AR-15-style rifles, civil asset forfeiture, and proof-of-citizenship rules … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules fall arguments: what to know
A federal judge on Sept. 4 issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing a regulation that tightens rules around mail-in voting. The new ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts follows the 14-day … Continue reading Judge extends freeze on USPS mail-in ballot rule
The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 4 granted an emergency stay preserving discounted advertising rates for political party committees through the November midterm elections. The court issued an unsigned order in the case known as National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) … Continue reading Supreme Court keeps party ad discounts alive for midterm elections
The Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 3 unanimously blocked a congressional map backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the Nov. 3 midterm elections and ordered a statewide referendum on the plan. The ruling, which may hinder Republican … Continue reading Missouri Supreme Court blocks Republican congressional map, orders November vote
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 3 to allow the government to begin implementing a regulation that tightens rules around mail-in voting. In the emergency application, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to … Continue reading Trump admin asks Supreme Court to unblock new mail-ballot rules before states start mailing