By Emel Akan | March 21, 2026Updated:March 21, 2026 Selena Lambert Ortega, a 24-year-old from Santiago de Cuba, invited her fellow citizens to choose who they believed should be Cuba’s next president, in a Facebook poll posted on Jan. 12. Within hours, the post went viral. Respondents overwhelmingly favored U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
(Left) Louisville Police Det. Joshua Jaynes. (Right) Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 23, 2022. Louisville Police via AP; Timothy D. Easley/Pool via AP Photo The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to permanently dismiss the cases against two former Louisville police officers connected to the
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The United States has issued a 30-day sanctions waiver to allow the sale of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products that are currently stranded at sea, U.S.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Senate will hold a weekend session as it debates the SAVE America Act, a bill that
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge on March 20 issued an order blocking the Trump administration’s media access policy at the Pentagon after The New York Times sued over the restrictions. The Department of War tightened its rules for the media
Director of Medicare and Deputy Administrator of CMS Chris Klomp speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Pfizer to sell drugs at lower prices, in the Oval office of the White House in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters The U.S. government has begun talks with pharmaceutical companies to turn President
President Donald Trump signs an executive order declaring an exclusive television broadcast window for the annual Army-Navy football game during a ceremony to present the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 20, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP