Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington on July 2, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo The Pentagon will remove “woke distractions” from the Stars and Stripes news publication for the U.S. military and return content to its original mission, U.S. Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
The United States Department of the Treasury is seen in Washington, on Aug. 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department announced on Jan. 16 that it has sanctioned more than 20 individuals and entities for allegedly helping transfer oil, get arms, and provide financial backing for the Iran-backed Houthis. The department targeted 21 individuals and
New world rankings undermine Ivy League’s claim that diversity is ‘essential to academic excellence’ Zhejiang University / Facebook Harvard is no longer the most productive research university in the world, according to a respected global ranking that assesses schools on academic publication. The Ivy League darling dropped to number three in 2025, surpassed by two
President Donald Trump departs for Florida from the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters that he doesn’t have a reason right now to use the Insurrection Act to quell protests and violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis. On Thursday, Trump
Then Obama campaign manager David Plouffe speaks at the Democratic National Convention at the Invesco Field in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 28, 2008. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images David Plouffe, a veteran Democratic strategist, Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, and senior adviser to Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign, said in a New York Times
Troy Rillo and colleagues at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 15, 2026. Courtesy of Yorkville Global A collection of five Truth Social exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on “America first” principles were officially launched on the New York Stock Exchange this week. They include the Truth Social American Security & Defense ETF, the Truth
Danish troops on board the frigate Niels Juel during a trip to Greenland in June 2020. Iben Valery/Danish Ministry of Defense The deployment of European troops in Greenland has not dissuaded U.S. President Donald Trump from pursuing his goal of acquiring the Arctic island, the White House said. “I don’t think troops in Europe impacts