U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino (R) looks on as a detainee sits by a car in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 17, 2025. Matt Kelley/AP Photo The federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, will continue despite local reports of a slowdown, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mecklenburg County
Technicians work on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Oct. 20, 2025. AFP Photo A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Chip EQUIP Act on Nov. 20, with the goal of prohibiting American companies from buying Chinese chipmaking equipment. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), ranking member
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 17, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order removing tariffs on beef, coffee, and other agricultural products from Brazil, the White House stated. The order will affect Brazilian imports on or after Nov.
An oil platform off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration announced on Nov. 20 that it was approving new oil drilling leases off the coasts of California, Florida, and Alaska, as President Donald Trump seeks to surge U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs.
The U.S. Capitol building and the National Mall in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed a measure on Nov. 20 to repeal a Biden-era coal regulation in Wyoming, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The tally was 51–43. We had a problem loading this article.
Vice President JD Vance (L) chats with Breitbart’s Matt Boyle at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Nov. 20, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance urged Americans on Nov. 20 to give the Trump administration time to work through economic issues he said had been years in the making. “I
(L) New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference in New York City on Oct. 10, 2025. (R) President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 21, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani