President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Mike Johnson during an event in the East Room of the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Photo House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday formally invited President Donald Trump to deliver a State of the Union address to Congress. “It is my distinct honor
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 proposed increasing the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027, saying it would give the United States its “Dream Military” during what he described as “very troubled and dangerous times.” The call
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Jan. 7 proposed increasing the Pentagon’s budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027, saying it would give the United States its “Dream Military” during what he described as “very troubled and dangerous times.” The call
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations, conventions, and treaties that it said go against the country’s interests, the White House announced
The Department of Agriculture has turned the familiar food pyramid upside down, significantly revising the dietary guidelines used by schools, federal nutrition programs, and millions of Americans. In fact, the old food pyramid had been phased out in the early 2000s in favor of a dinner plate illustration. But the triangular illustration of a balanced
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A mother in Somalia waits to have her child vaccinated against hepatitis B in a file image. Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images The United States suspended all assistance programs for the Somali federal government Wednesday after reports surfaced alleging Somali officials had destroyed a U.S.-funded World Food Programme warehouse and seized 76 metric tons