The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memorandum directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to pay its employees all owed compensation and benefits accrued during a nearly seven-week-long partial government shutdown. Congress
President Donald Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “save college sports” on April 3. “It has become clear that more comprehensive executive action is required before college sports are lost forever,” Trump’s executive order on Friday
The U.S. military has deployed several thousand additional infantry troops to the Middle East in recent weeks, raising speculation of imminent ground combat in the conflict with Iran. Military analysts have proposed a handful of potential missions for U.S. ground forces, including seizing key territory in the Persian Gulf or mounting a raid deep into
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was temporarily hospitalized last month for an undisclosed illness, court officials confirmed on April 3. The court’s public information office told The Epoch Times that on the evening of March 20, the justice “felt ill during
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24, 2026 in Williamsburg, Va. Mike Kropf/Getty Images Virginia voters are casting early ballots at a faster pace than last year’s governor’s race ahead of a special election to decide whether to redraw the state’s congressional
A search and rescue effort is underway for an F-15E jet that reports indicate was shot down over Iran. One crew member has reportedly been rescued. The White House is seeking an increase to defense spending for the 2027 fiscal year, plus a 10 percent cut in non-defense spending. Find out what’s in the newly-released
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Interim Attorney General Todd Blanche dismissed speculation that Pam Bondi left her position as attorney general in connection with how she handled the release of case files