First Lady Leads Annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Charity Drive

First Lady Melania Trump speaks to children and military family members at the 2025 Toys for Tots campaign launch at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., on Dec. 8, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times QUANTICO, Va.—First Lady Melania Trump partnered with the Toys for Tots charity for a contribution drive at the Marine Corps

Illinois Releases Nearly 1,800 Criminal Illegals, Ignores ICE Detainers: DHS

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images Illinois has released 1,768 criminal illegal aliens back into the community this year despite federal detainer requests, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday. Those who were released were convicted of various crimes, including homicide, assault, burglary, robbery, serious drug

Trump Plans Executive Order to Curb State Power Over AI Regulation

President Donald Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed at the ‘Winning the AI Race’ AI Summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on July 23, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Dec. 8 that he will sign an executive order this week to establish