President Donald Trump listens while First Lady Melania Trump speaks during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump indicated on May 21 that he planned to intervene in Cuba following the indictment of former communist revolutionary leader
President Donald Trump listens while First Lady Melania Trump speaks during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump indicated on May 21 that he planned to intervene in Cuba following the indictment of former communist revolutionary leader
The Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville on May 21, 2026. Jacki Thrapp/The Epoch Times NASHVILLE—The Tennessee Supreme Court heard oral arguments on May 21 over whether it should block the use of a new, Republican-leaning U.S. congressional map before the state’s midterms. The case was brought by a series of groups, including the Tennessee
Executive Director of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol poses for a portrait at the International Energy Agency headquarters in Paris on April 30, 2026. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images The start of summer travel season this year could trigger a global energy crisis if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and Middle East oil
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks during a protest outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025. The protest, organized by The Sunrise Movement, drew roughly 100 people speaking out against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency, which were initiated
The U.S. Capitol building on May 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Republican leadership on May 21 canceled a scheduled vote on a war powers resolution that would block President Donald Trump from continuing military action in Iran. “House Republicans have pulled the vote on [the war powers resolution],” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
President Donald Trump is joined by grocery chain owners and politicians as he speaks in the Oval Office on May 21, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on May 21 that he would delay signing an anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) after becoming dissatisfied with its current form. “Because I didn’t