FAA Mandates Airlines to Affirm Merit Hiring for Pilots

Airplanes at the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colo., on Sept. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a new mandatory rule that requires all commercial airlines in the country to formally commit to merit-based hiring for pilots, according to a Feb. 13 statement from the Department of Transportation

Trump Admin Plans to Spend $38 Billion to Convert Warehouses Into ICE Detention Centers

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in a file photograph. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images The Trump administration plans to spend more than $38 billion to buy and convert warehouses into detention centers for illegal aliens, according to documents provided to New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte and published on the state’s website on

Trump Says US Military ‘Best-Trained, Best-Equipped’ Under His Administration

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to members of the military and their families at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Feb. 13, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited with military families in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Feb. 13 to celebrate the U.S. Armed Forces and thank soldiers