Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks to EpochTV’s Jan Jekielek in Washington on Oct. 16, 2025. The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A few days before Christmas, President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland. “Thank you, @realDonaldTrump! It’s an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the
Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Wind project are stacked on large racks in the harbor in New Bedford, Mass., on July 11, 2023. At left is the Palmer Island Lighthouse. Charles Krupa/AP Photo The Trump administration’s Dec. 22 order pausing construction of five approved offshore wind projects for 90 days to review national
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building in Washington on Oct. 31, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Attorneys general from 21 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, seeking to block its effort to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by withholding requests for Federal Reserve
The Pentagon as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The United States military Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Monday evening announced that the United States has carried out a 29th strike targeting drug runners in the waters off South and Central America. “On Dec. 22, at the
The greater sage-grouse, known for its elaborate mating dance, has been at the center of a decade-long land-use dispute. Bob Wick/BLM/Reuters The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released updated plans for the conservation of greater sage-grouse habitat Monday, opening up more lands in eight states for oil drilling and mineral mining. “We are strengthening American
Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura and his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg (L) at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Greenbelt, Md., on Dec. 22, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images A U.S. District Judge overseeing a lawsuit by Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia against the Trump administration allowed him to
An exterior view of The Heritage Foundation building in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images More than a dozen staff, including multiple director-level positions, have left the Heritage Foundation and joined former Vice President Mike Pence’s think tank amid controversy over how the former responded to concerns about anti-Semitism. In a press