The top of a form 1040 individual income tax return for 2005 at the Des Plaines Public Library in Des Plaines, Ill., on March 23, 2006. Tim Boyle/Getty Images The IRS and the Pentagon said on Jan. 16 that a “warrior dividend” announced by the Trump administration in December 2025 for soldiers will not be
President Donald Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in the Oval Office, during which she presented the President with her Nobel Peace Prize, on Jan. 15, 2026. Daniel Torok/The White House/Handout via Reuters The Nobel Foundation reiterated on Sunday that its prestigious Nobel Peace Prize cannot be passed on to another person,
An exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue in New York City on Nov. 13, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Jan. 17 said he intended to file a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase for what he said were efforts to remove his access to
Buildings in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 14, 2026. Marko Djurica/Reuters European Union leaders said after an emergency meeting on Jan. 18 that their nations are ready to defend themselves after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on Europe as pressure in his bid to take control of the North American island. After the emergency
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington on Aug. 6, 2024.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump nominated WeatherTech CEO David MacNeil to a seat on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to a post on the White House website on Tuesday. MacNeil, a donor to Trump and other Republican candidates, founded WeatherTech, an Illinois
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in Stockton, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom defended his state’s sanctuary policies and said California still works with federal immigration authorities on violent offenders during a sit-down with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Newsom’s podcast. Shapiro asked the Democratic governor why
President Donald Trump departs for Florida from the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has warned Iran against targeting American military bases, saying any attack on U.S. assets would be met with “very, very powerful force,” as tensions remained elevated amid Iran’s deadly clampdown on nationwide protests and