The House of Representatives is set to vote on a resolution urging President Donald Trump to make the freedom of political prisoners in China a priority in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, including during this week’s summit in Beijing. H.Res.1259, introduced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, names
Golfers play hole five as trucks unload debris and soil from the demolition of the White House’s East Wing at East Potomac Golf Course in Washington, on Oct. 24, 2025. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a multimillion-dollar ballroom on the eastern side of the White House. Tasos Katopodis/Getty
NASA holds a prelaunch media briefing at 11 a.m. ET on May 11 ahead of SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. The mission is scheduled to launch on May 12 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying about 6,500 pounds of cargo, scientific experimen…
President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on April 28, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on May 10 that he would reject Iran’s latest proposal to end the war, describing the country’s response as unacceptable. The Iranian regime submitted its response to the United States on
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing this week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging him to confront Chinese leader Xi Jinping about political prisoners in China. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan and bicameral panel, sent a letter to Trump on May 11, urging him to raise the unjust detentions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israel, on March 19, 2026. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 10 that he hopes to wean Israel off U.S. military support within a decade. In 2016, under the Obama administration, the United States agreed to give Israel $38 billion in military assistance. The
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this week ahead of President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In a May 10 post on