Travelers keep their shoes on as they go through security screening at San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas, on July 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The eldest daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Fox News host Rachel Duffy said she nearly missed her flight on Dec. 18 because of an incident
Ben Shapiro speaks at Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix, AZ., on Dec. 18, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times PHOENIX—By the end of day one, it was clear that AmericaFest 2025 was a big and very crowded tent. The first AmFest that Turning Point USA has held since its founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Dec. 17, 2025. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 18 that an athletic contest and a UFC fight will occur next year in honor of America’s 250th birthday. The “Patriot Games” will span four days, featuring high
A sign for the National Security Agency, U.S. Cyber Command and Central Security Service near the visitor’s entrance to the NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Md., on Feb. 14, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has nominated Army Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd for promotion to general and to assume the role
Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts strikes on two alleged drug boats in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. U.S. Southern Command Five male narco-terrorists were killed Thursday when U.S. forces attacked two vessels in the Eastern Pacific, the U.S. Southern Command reported. Three fatalities were in the first vessel and two in the second,
Federal Reserve Board member Christopher Waller speaks in New York City on Nov. 12, 2024. Brendan McDermid/File Photo/Reuters President Donald Trump praised Federal Reserve Board member Christopher Waller after his interview with the candidate for the U.S. central bank’s top job. Trump met with Waller on Dec. 17 as part of the administration’s process to
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, listens to speakers during a press conference in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has completed a postmortem of the party’s 2024 election losses but will keep the report confidential, DNC Chair Ken Martin said on Dec. 18. Martin