President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office while FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) and Vice President JD Vance (3rd L) look on, on Aug. 22, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 22 that Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw.
Illegal immigrants walk alongside the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images The foreign-born population in the United States declined by nearly 1.5 million between January and June 2025, according to an analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center released on
Florida Sen. Joe Gruters watches during a legislative session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on April 30, 2021. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File ATLANTA—The Republican National Committee (RNC) has formally chosen its outgoing treasurer, Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, as its new leader. He was elected on Aug. 22 at the RNC’s summer meeting in
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Sep. 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom has recently revamped his social media strategy in a bid to counter President Donald Trump and Republicans. The campaign, which features social media posts mimicking the style of Trump, comes as the Democratic Party debates
The Texas Capitol in Austin on Sept. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Texas Senate on Aug. 22 will take up a bill to redraw Texas’s congressional maps to increase Republicans’ hold on the state’s U.S. House delegation by as many as five seats. The bill is expected to pass through the Republican-dominated upper chamber,
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 8, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday announced that the bureau has reached a settlement agreement with 10 FBI whistleblowers that includes backpay and other benefits. In a post on X, Patel said that
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times In a memorandum issued on Aug. 21, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a new policy prioritizing land use efficiency when evaluating proposals for power generation projects on National Forest System lands.