Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan Pettus salutes Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (R) and U.S. Southern Command commanding officer Navy Adm. Alvin “Bull” Holsey as he arrives at a “relinquishment of command” ceremony to succeed the retiring admiral in Doral, Fla., on Dec. 12, 2025. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christoper
Juan Hernandez-Santos, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, is accused of causing a wreck while driving an 18-wheeler that slammed into another vehicle, causing a six-car pile-up, including with a school bus, in Lacey, Wash., on Dec. 4, 2025. U.S. DHS A California-licensed semi-truck driver has been arrested, with police saying the big rig he
Juan Hernandez-Santos, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, is accused of causing a wreck while driving an 18-wheeler that slammed into another vehicle, causing a six-car pile-up, including with a school bus, in Lacey, Wash., on Dec. 4, 2025. U.S. DHS A California-licensed semi-truck driver has been arrested, with police saying the big rig he
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A House Republican introduced a health care bill on Dec. 12 aimed at making insurance more affordable and transparent for Americans, following the Senate’s failure to advance two dueling bills that addressed the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. The
A U.S. flag and a H-1B visa application form in this illustration taken on Sept. 22, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters California, Massachusetts, and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. “President Trump’s illegal $100,000 H-1B visa fee creates unnecessary—and illegal—financial burdens on California public employers
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 1, 2023. Darron Cummings/AP Photo A federal appeals court has removed blocks that another judge placed on Congress’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit disagreed on Dec. 12 that Planned Parenthood
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (C) speaks during a press conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago and its suburbs in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 30, 2025. Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said that he will seek to oust members of the Indiana Senate who