A sign for the State Department on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building in Washington on July 11, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The United States has recalled almost 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial roles. All of the ambassadors were appointed under President Joe Biden and are senior members of the State Department’s
Groups of people enter Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix, AZ., on Dec. 21, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times PHOENIX—At 6 a.m. on Dec. 21, the crowd outside the Phoenix Convention Center was already enormous. Thousands of Americans chatted, sang, and chanted on the predawn sidewalks. They were waiting to hear Vice President JD
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) announced on Dec. 19 that she will not seek reelection next year after serving in the Senate for a single term, citing exhaustion from long weeks working on Capitol Hill.
In this photo illustration, a phone displays the CBP Home App, on May 5, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering triple the amount of cash to illegal immigrants who willingly leave the United States through a smartphone app as part of a “holiday deal.” “Since January 2025, 1.9
President Donald Trump participates in a Veterans Day wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 11, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo President Donald Trump said he has appointed a “great governor” to be his special envoy to Greenland. In a post to Truth Social
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs from Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport after holding a political rally, in Elm City, N.C., on Dec. 19, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the U.S.-led peace efforts in Ukraine and Gaza in a
Nicki Minaj (R) speaks with Erika Kirk (L) at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 21, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Music icon Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance during AmericaFest on Dec. 21. The rapper walked out on stage for a Q&A session with Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk, who took