The Broader Strategy Behind Trump’s Removal of Venezuela’s Maduro

Trump led the most consequential action so far to restore US dominance in the Western Hemisphere and drive out the CCP. Add to My List Save Illustrations by The Epoch Times By John Haughey | January 07, 2026Updated:January 07, 2026 With former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro awaiting trial in federal custody in New York City

US Pauses Foreign Aid to Somali Government Amid Fraud Allegations

A mother in Somalia waits to have her child vaccinated against hepatitis B in a file image. Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images The United States suspended all assistance programs for the Somali federal government Wednesday after reports surfaced alleging Somali officials had destroyed a U.S.-funded World Food Programme warehouse and seized 76 metric tons

Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct: Section 1.  Purpose.  (a)  On February 4, 2025, I issued Executive Order 14199 (Withdrawing the United States from and Ending Funding to Certain United

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Prioritizes the Warfighter in Defense Contracting

PUTTING OUR WARFIGHTERS FIRST: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to stop defense contractors from putting stock buybacks and excessive corporate distributions ahead of production capacity, innovation, and on-time delivery for America’s military. The Order directs the Secretary of War to identify defense contractors that underperform, fail to invest their own capital

ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Sparks National Political Firestorm-Renee Nicole Good is Dead

FOCUS: On January 7, 2026, an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in south Minneapolis during a chaotic immigration enforcement operation, where Good was allegedly leading an aggressive protest against ICE. Law enforcement expresses frustration over non-cooperation from local leaders, ICE defends the action as self-defense, President Trump blames the “radical left,” and social media

House Advances Bill to Extend Obamacare Enhanced Subsidies

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to press after a meeting with other Congressional leaders and cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives will vote on the adoption of a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies after