Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Asked to Testify in Congress Over Trump Cases

Former special counsel Jack Smith prepares to speak about an indictment against then-former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have demanded that former special counsel Jack Smith testify before the panel, after reports indicated that Smith’s investigation obtained phone records of sitting Republican

Obama Weighs In on Democratic Party Strategy in Podcast Interview

Former U.S. President Barrack Obama speaks at the 2024 DNC held in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 20, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Former President Barack Obama urges Democrats to favor pragmatism over purity tests, saying democratic politics requires “an acceptance of partial victory” and that “better is good.” During a wide-ranging conversation on the final

Trump Announces 5th US Strike on Drug Boat Near Venezuela

A screenshot of the moment before a U.S. military strike on a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics through international waters near Venezuela on Oct. 14, 2025. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social U.S. forces conducted a new lethal strike on a drug trafficking boat off the coast of Venezuela on Oct. 14, according to President Donald Trump.

Trump Threatens to Stop Cooking Oil, Other Trade With China Over Soybean Purchases

Chinese workers place bottles of cooking oil at a supermarket in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, in this file photo. STR/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Oct. 14 that he is considering ending cooking oil and other goods trade with China as “retribution” for Beijing’s refusal to buy American soybeans during the two nations’ trade

Trump Threatens to Cut Cooking Oil, Other Trade With China Over Soybean Purchases

Chinese workers place bottles of cooking oil at a supermarket in Hefei, Anhui Province, China, in this file photo. STR/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Oct. 14 that he is considering ending cooking oil and other goods trade with China as “retribution” for Beijing’s refusal to buy American soybeans during the two nations’ trade

Trump Posthumously Awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the medal to Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk (L), during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on Oct. 14, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump posthumously honored conservative commentator Charlie Kirk with