Direct Federal Investment, ‘Great Reactor Race’ Highlight Trump’s First-Year Energy Policies

The Exxon Mobil Baytown Refinery in Baytown, Texas, on Jan. 13, 2026. Brandon Bell/Getty Images In the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration unrolled few energy policy surprises in doing what he vowed to do while campaigning—aggressively support oil, gas, and coal production; boost investment in nuclear energy development; roll back

Homeland Security Increasing Self-Deportation Payment From $1,000 to $2,600

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Homeland Security hearing titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11, 2025. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Wednesday that it is now offering a $2,600 payment to illegal immigrants who choose to self-deport from the United

Trump Responds to Fears of a Greenland Takeover at Davos

President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. NTD reports the issues the president addressed and what Trump said about fears that the United States will forcefully take over Greenland. The European Parliament is halting work on its trade… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign

ICE Launches ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ in Maine

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents confront protesters in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 12, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun an operation targeting illegal immigrants in Maine, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday. In a news release, the

DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data With Group, DOJ Says

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone in this photo illustration. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times A Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee shared Social Security data without the agency’s knowledge, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official said in a Tuesday court filing. Two DOGE workers embedded in the Social Security

LIVE NOW: House Committee Holds Hearing on Strengthening Child Support Enforcement Program

The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare holds a hearing on strengthening the child support enforcement program at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 21. Witnesses: Jessica Tollestrup, specialist in social policy at the Congressional Research Service (CRS) Domestic Social Policy Division. Connie Chesnik, adm… Original News Source Link –

House Committee Holds Hearing on Strengthening Child Support Enforcement Program

The U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare holds a hearing on strengthening the child support enforcement program at 3 p.m. ET on Jan. 21. Witnesses: Jessica Tollestrup, specialist in social policy at the Congressional Research Service (CRS) Domestic Social Policy Division. Connie Chesnik, adm… Original News Source Link –