U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Senate on Oct. 9 passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, an
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes hit the Islamic University area in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 7, 2025. Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images via AFP The United States will assign 200 troops from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to be part of a joint task force to oversee Gaza stability, with no boots on the ground
Argentine President Javier Milei arrives to speak during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. government has finalized a $20 billion economic rescue plan for Argentina, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Oct. 9. Bessent stated last month that all options
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump successfully brokered a cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group, seen by many observers as a groundbreaking chance to end the two-year conflict and establish lasting peace in the Middle East. Following days of negotiations in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Hamas signed an agreement on Oct. 9 to
People wave U.S. and Israeli flags at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Oct. 9, 2025, following the announcement of a new Gaza cease-fire deal. Jack Guez / AFP via Getty Images Democrats have reacted positively to the first phase of a Israel–Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal announced Oct. 9 by President Donald Trump, while
Antifa activists gather in Sacramento on March 28, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Key figures linked to Antifa have fled the United States following President Donald Trump’s designation of the group as a domestic terrorist organization. Antifa originated in Germany as Antifaschistische Aktion (Antifascist Action), a united front program of the Politburo of the Communist
President Donald Trump meets with Finnish President Alexander Stubb (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 9, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb announced a joint deal to build icebreaker ships during a White House meeting for talks related to