U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (R) and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (L), accompanied by Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev, prior to a meeting with Russia’s president at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna/POOL/AFP via Getty Images U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are
The White House announced that a fresh round of peace talks with Iran are set for this weekend. Find out who’s going and who’s not, and why the President says he’s under no time pressure to make a deal. For the first time in decades, three U.S. aircraft carriers are stationed across the Middle East.
President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 10, 2026. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 23 urged Congress to update the law to ensure that Americans have access to “full-spectrum” cannabidiol (CBD) products. “In December, I signed a very important Executive Order calling for Research and Innovation for
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on April 24 that a nearly two-week-long U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is increasing and “going global” as Washington seeks to exert economic
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice has ended its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, said
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice has ended its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, said
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks in Athens on Jan. 20, 2026. Aggelos Nakkas/AFP via Getty Images Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on April 23 that Israel is prepared to launch large-scale military operations against Iran that he described as “different and deadlier” than prior attacks, including potential strikes on critical energy and economic