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- Mortgage Applications for New Home Purchases Increase in March: Reportby Naveen Athrappully on 2025-04-19 at 10:00 PM
The exemption of key housing material suppliers, Canada and Mexico, from global tariffs have been welcomed by industry experts.
- Russia Announces Easter Weekend Cease-Fire; Supreme Court Halts Deportations Under Alien Enemies Actby Arleen Richards on 2025-04-19 at 9:48 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral cease-fire today in recognition of the Easter holiday. The order pauses Russian combat operations starting at 6 p.m. Moscow time and lasting until midnight on Sunday. Meanwhile, talks toward a more permanent agreement remain stalled. An early morning order from the Supreme Court has put deportations under the
- Thousands in New York Call for End of CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong, Support 440 Million Who Quit CCPby Catherine Yang on 2025-04-19 at 9:31 PM
‘This is a sign that the Chinese nation is awakening and that the evil communist forces that have entrenched China are disintegrating,’ said Wang Zhiyuan.
- Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Permitting for 10 Mining Projectsby Tom Ozimek on 2025-04-19 at 8:30 PM
The initiative aims to boost domestic production of critical minerals and reduce dependence on China by expediting reviews for key mining projects.
- Appeals Court Blocks Trump Admin’s Attempt to End Deportation Protections for 350,000 Venezuelansby Tom Ozimek on 2025-04-19 at 7:30 PM
The ruling preserves protections against deportation while deepening the legal battle over executive discretion in immigration policy.
- Fed Approves Capital One–Discover Merger to Create 8th Largest US Bankby Naveen Athrappully on 2025-04-19 at 6:30 PM
The merger process is expected to be completed by May 18, with the transaction having received backing from shareholders.
- US and Iran Conclude Second Round of Nuclear Talks, Agree to Thirdby Andrew Thornebrooke on 2025-04-19 at 4:31 PM
Iran’s foreign minister and U.S. special envoy agreed to a third round of talks aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
- Vance Meets With Vatican Officialsby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 4:00 PM
Discussion topics included freedom of religion and immigration.
- Education Department Asks Harvard for Foreign Funders’ List After University Submits Inaccurate Recordsby Naveen Athrappully on 2025-04-19 at 3:30 PM
The agency is demanding details such as names, addresses, and contact info of foreign funding sources.
- Epoch Readers Rally Behind Trump’s China Tariffs, Demand Revival of US Manufacturing: Pollby Tom Ozimek on 2025-04-19 at 2:53 PM
Readers of The Epoch Times endorse President Donald Trump’s tariffs and say restoring industry and confronting China’s communist regime are national priorities.
- Ultra-Processed Food Researcher Alleges Censorship, Leaves NIHby Zachary Stieber on 2025-04-19 at 1:28 PM
Kevin Hall had been with the agency for 21 years.
- Survey Finds LA County Quality of Life Index Stuck at a 10-Year Lowby Kimberly Hayek on 2025-04-19 at 12:06 PM
The cost of living has county residents in a funk, a UCLA study finds. And 44 percent fear someone they know could be deported.
- California Plans to Sue Federal Government for ‘Dismantling of AmeriCorps’by Jill McLaughlin on 2025-04-19 at 10:36 AM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced April 17 that the state plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for the “dismantling of AmeriCorps.” According to the nonprofit organization America’s Service Commissions, which supports and provides services to AmeriCorps volunteer programs, approximately 85 percent of AmeriCorps federal staff have been placed on paid administrative leave,
- Made-in-America Entrepreneurs See Opportunities in Global Tariffsby Allan Stein on 2025-04-19 at 9:00 AM
By sourcing materials domestically and thinking locally, U.S.-based companies say they’re in a better position to survive—and thrive.
- Vance Meets With Italy’s Meloni in Trip to Rome, Vaticanby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 8:27 AM
The practicing Catholic also participated in a Good Friday service at St. Peter’s Basilica.
- Trump Admin Signals Major Offshore Drilling Expansion, Eyes Arctic and New Coastal Zonesby Tom Ozimek on 2025-04-19 at 4:27 AM
Federal oil and gas leasing boundaries are being redrawn to include the ‘High Arctic’ zone and other areas off-limits under the Biden administration.
- Witkoff to Meet Iranian Foreign Minister in Rome for Second Round of Nuclear Talksby Ryan Morgan on 2025-04-19 at 4:00 AM
Iran’s foreign minister called for Washington to clarify its demands in a second round of talks concerning Iran’s nuclear programs.
- Appeals Court Halts Judge Boasberg’s Contempt Order in Deportations Caseby Sam Dorman on 2025-04-19 at 3:54 AM
The appeals order came on the same evening as an emergency hearing before Boasberg.
- Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending ‘X’ Gender Marker on Passportsby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 3:32 AM
The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of seven plaintiffs who identify as transgender or nonbinary.
- Trump Moves Forward With Plan to Make It Easier to Fire Some Federal Workersby T.J. Muscaro on 2025-04-19 at 3:14 AM
An estimated 50,000 career government employees would be reclassified as ‘at-will’ employees held to new civil service regulations.