President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe (R) monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Molly Riley/The White House via Getty Images The United States is not at war with Venezuela but is working to combat drug trafficking, President Donald Trump told NBC
(L-R) CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen as President Donald Trump addresses the media at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. oil industry could get new operations in Venezuela “up and running” in less than 18 months
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a meeting with Congressional leaders and other cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday briefed lawmakers on the operation that resulted in the
Members of the National Guard patrol in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to the city as part of an effort to combat violent crime. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) stated on Monday that it will stop the use of non-domiciled commercial driver’s license holders
A Hilton hotel location in Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A Hilton hotel in Minneapolis has canceled the reservations of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the DHS said on Monday. In a post on X, DHS accused Hilton Hotels of “a coordinated campaign
This combination of pictures created on Aug. 20, 2019, shows Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) at a joint press conference on July 11, 2019, at the Chancellery in Berlin and U.S. President Donald Trump before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, N.J., on Aug. 18, 2019. Tobias Schwarz and Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
By Jacob Burg | January 05, 2026Updated:January 05, 2026 When a semi-truck driver made an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike in August 2025, causing the deaths of three occupants in a minivan, debate ignited over the industry that trains truck drivers and the skill level of those who possess commercial driver’s licenses. The Florida