This combination of pictures created on Aug. 20, 2019, shows Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) at a joint press conference on July 11, 2019, at the Chancellery in Berlin and U.S. President Donald Trump before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, N.J., on Aug. 18, 2019. Tobias Schwarz and Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26, 2025. Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters U.S. corporations won’t face a global minimum tax proposed by the European Union, according to an announcement Monday in Paris by an international economic policy group. The United States under President Donald Trump demanded the EU carve out American companies from
Pedro Rojas, 33, a Venezuelan dissident, talks to reporters outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York City following the arraignment of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 5, 2026. Arjun Singh/The Epoch Times NEW YORK CITY—A Venezuelan dissident explained why he confronted his country’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro, inside a federal
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Office Director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing in Silver Spring, Md., on Jan. 27, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Photo The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) clarified that deportations flights of Venezuelan nationals are ongoing and that applicants can apply for refugee status only before entering the United States,
Ranking member of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) speaks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington on Sept. 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) is stepping down as the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on the