Student Who Celebrated Kirk Shooting May Be Ousted as Leader of Top Debate Group

Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks at the High School Leadership Summit, a Turning Point USA event, at George Washington University in Washington on July 26, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times An Oxford University student who leads an influential debating society there could lose his leadership role because of his

Trump Says US Forces Attacked Drug-Carrying Submersible Vessel

A suspected drug smuggling vessel burns the day after the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) fired upon it in the Caribbean Sea, on Sept. 7, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard photo U.S. forces recently targeted a submersible vessel suspected of trafficking narcotics, President Donald Trump said during an Oct. 17 White House press

Senate Will Vote on Whether to Pay Troops During Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The United States Senate will vote on a measure to ensure that U.S. military servicemembers and other

Federal Agency Planning Mass Layoffs Despite Judge’s Order, Union Says

The Department of the Interior building sign in Washington on Dec. 12, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times After a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to initiate mass layoffs during the government shutdown, a union that filed the lawsuit said in court papers that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is planning to

Trump Says He Hopes to End War Without Having to Consider Tomahawks for Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House in Washington on Oct. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. During the meeting, Trump expressed hope that he would be

2 More Universities Decline Trump’s Offer for Preferential Federal Funding

Students walk between classes in front of College Hall on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on Sept. 25, 2017. Charles Mostoller/Reuters Two more universities have declined to sign President Donald Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, bringing the total number of nays to four, with five schools still undecided.