Jack Phillips

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Mayor of Newark, NJ, Taken Into Custody by Homeland Security, DOJ Says

5 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

The US attorney for New Jersey said Ras Baraka committed trespass offenses and ignored warnings. 5/9/2025Updated: 5/9/2025Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was taken away in handcuffs Friday for trespassing at a federal detention facility for illegal immigrants in the city, said U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Large Capacity Ammo Magazines

5 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

The state’s highest court reversed a lower court ruling that declared unconstitutional a 2022 law banning the magazines. 5/9/2025Updated: 5/9/2025Washington state’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to uphold a ban on detachable ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, with a majority of judges on the court saying the ban does not violate the Constitution or state laws.
FAA Says Newark Airport Hit by New 90-Second Communications Outage

5 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

Radar screens at the major U.S. airport went dark earlier on Friday, the agency says. 5/9/2025Updated: 5/9/2025Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey lost communication for about 90 seconds on Friday, said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), coming in the midst of concerns about air traffic control at the major U.S. hub.
Trump Reverses Course, Says GOP Should ‘Probably Not’ Increase Taxes on Wealthy

5 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

But the president added he would be ‘OK if they do.’5/9/2025Updated: 5/9/2025President Donald Trump on Friday delivered his clearest remarks yet on whether he wants Republicans to include a provision raising taxes on wealthier Americans, saying that it’s “probably not” a good idea.
Retired US Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies at 85

5 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died at age 85, the high court confirmed in a statement on Friday. The retired justice “died peacefully yesterday at home in New Hampshire,” the Supreme Court statement said. “He was 85 years old. Justice Souter was appointed to the Court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990, and retired in 2009, after serving more than 19 years on the Court.”The court did not provide his cause of death.
Trump Floats Cutting China Tariffs to 80 Percent From 145 Percent

5 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

President Donald Trump on Friday signaled that he may cut tariffs on China from 145 percent to 80 percent ahead of a meeting between the White House and top Chinese regime officials over the weekend. The meeting is scheduled to take place in Switzerland, marking the first talks between the two major economies, coming weeks after Trump announced 145 percent duties on Chinese imports and Beijing responded with 125 percent tariffs on U.S. imports.
DOGE Announces Deactivation of 500,000 Federal Credit Cards

6 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on Wednesday that it has canceled around half a million “unneeded” credit cards used by federal agencies. In a “credit card update,” DOGE said on its social media account on X on Wednesday that over the past 10 weeks, its program to audit “unused” or “unneeded” credit cards has been expanded to 32 federal agencies.
Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court to Revoke 530,000 Immigrants’ Temporary Status

6 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

Those covered under the program are nationals from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti, officials say. 5/8/2025Updated: 5/8/2025Lawyers for the Trump administration submitted an emergency petition to the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to revoke the temporary immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan nationals living in the United States. In an emergency petition Thursday, U.S. Solicitor General D.
FBI Warns of Attacks on Old Internet Routers, Explains How to Prevent Them

6 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

The FBI recommended that people replace older routers with an updated model or take other actions.
Bill Gates Announces Plan to Give $200 Billion to Foundation by 2045

6 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Jack Phillips

‘This is a change from our original plans,’ the Microsoft co-founder said. 5/8/2025Updated: 5/8/2025Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday announced his plans to donate around $200 billion of his fortune over the next two decades to his own foundation and said that it would shut down by the year 2045.