Behind US Exit From WHO, a Battle Over Direction of Global Public Health

One direction advocates pandemic response and vaccines, the other focuses on health promotion such as nutrition, sanitation, and economic development. Illustration by The Epoch Times By Beige Luciano-Adams | July 13, 2025Updated:July 13, 2025 As the World Health Organization celebrated the adoption of a landmark pandemic treaty in May, the United States deepened its criticism

Noem Says Trump Wants FEMA ‘Remade,’ Not Eliminated Entirely

A person sits at a desk inside of a mobile FEMA command center in downtown Dawson Springs, Ky., on Dec. 14, 2021. Jon Cherry/Reuters Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the Trump administration is trying to remake the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rather than dismantle it. “I think [President

‘Cascade of Preventable Failures’ Contributed to Trump Assassination Attempt: Senate Report

Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while he is assisted by Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Reuters The Senate released a report on July 13 detailing the critical missteps

DHS Defends Immigration Enforcement Following California Marijuana Farm Arrests

California National Guard troops face off with protestors during a federal immigration operation on Glass House Farms in Camarillo, Calif., July 10, 2025. Blake Fagan/AFP Administration officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations, including one on a California marijuana farm last week that a worker advocacy group alleges led to a man’s

Trump Says He’s ‘Satisfied’ With Investigation Into Butler Assassination Attempt

President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, 2025 in Washington. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump said in an interview published Sunday that he is “satisfied” with federal officials’ investigation and response regarding the first assassination attempt made against him exactly one year

Social Security Checks May Be Smaller This Month, but Some Seniors Have Options

Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images Some Social Security recipients could experience a payment garnishment as an agency clawback policy on previous overpayments doled out to seniors goes into effect later in July. The Social