U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump’s budget request for the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill, on June 5, 2025. Leah Millis /Reuters Shares of major semiconductor companies fell sharply on Aug. 20 following reports that the Trump administration is considering taking equity
A resident drops off a vote-by-mail ballot in a drop box in Chicago on Oct. 2, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images President Donald Trump wants to make mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines a thing of the past, calling for these voting methods to be replaced with paper ballots. “Mail-in ballots are corrupt,” Trump told reporters
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detain an man after a court hearing at the Connecticut Supreme Court in Stamford, Connecticut, on July 3, 2025. John Moore/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s administration has sued multiple states and localities for allegedly violating the Constitution by hindering federal immigration enforcement. These areas, known as sanctuary jurisdictions, have
A man walks past a money exchange house with exchange rates in Mexico City on April 7, 2025. While the US dollar rebounded after sharp losses last week, stock markets and oil prices around the world collapsed further on a black Monday for markets as US President Donald Trump stood firm over his tariffs despite
A Cambodian Buddhist monk holds a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump as he takes part in a march for peace following a border conflict with Thailand in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Aug. 10, 2025. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP President Donald Trump has received the support of 70,000 Cambodian Buddhist monks for recognition by the Nobel
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks to reporters during a briefing at the White House in Washington on July 23, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will undertake major personnel and budget cuts, with the organization on course to lose more than $700 million annually, the
Vice President JD Vance during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Kent, England, on Aug. 8, 2025. Kin Cheung/Pool via Reuters U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Aug. 20 that European nations will need to take the “lion’s share” of the burden of providing Ukraine with security guarantees