A passenger boards American Airlines Flight AA3599, the first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela in seven years, at Miami International Airport in Miami, on April 30, 2026. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell The first commercial flight from the United States to Venezuela in seven years departed on April 30 as American Airlines flew
President Donald Trump threatened to pull U.S. troops out of Germany after saying NATO nations continue to fall short on helping with Iran. The president also warned Iran to “get smart soon” or risk facing further strikes. House lawmakers passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The legislation now needs Trump… Original
U.S. House passes bill to fund DHS agencies including Secret Service, TSA. The House passed by voice vote on April 30 a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. The bill goes to President Donald Trump’s desk and will end a shutdown that began
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., on Feb. 24, 2025. Peter Forest/Getty Images Louisiana will postpone its U.S. House primaries in order to allow time for lawmakers to redraw and pass a new congressional map, according to an executive order signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on April 30. Landry
Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, and police, outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 4, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice is suing New Jersey over a law that bars local, state, and federal law enforcement officers
President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 11, 2026. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 30 withdrew the nomination of Dr. Casey Means to be surgeon general, after the panel overseeing health agencies declined to vote on the nominee. Trump also announced that he is
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives approved a sweeping Farm Bill on April 30, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The bill, which typically sets U.S. agricultural, nutrition, and conservation policy for roughly five years, passed the House in a vote of