A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber taxis after conducting a combat mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, on April 16, 2025. Anthony Hetlage/U.S. Air Force U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 18 urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to retain control of Diego Garcia, saying the island territory could help deter
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 18, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The White House on Feb. 18 dismissed a Democratic counterproposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “very unserious,” as the
Truckers transport cargo in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 18 the removal of certifications for more than 550 U.S. commercial driving schools that train truckers and bus drivers. The schools were employing unqualified instructors, using fraudulent addresses, and failing
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a press conference in Washington on Nov. 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) traveled to the Maryland State House on Wednesday to personally lobby the state’s Senate president to hold a floor vote on a new congressional map, but left without a
Late night talk show host Stephen Colbert arrives at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2022. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday pushed back against allegations of censorship from CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert and a Democratic Texas Senate candidate. FCC Chairman
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Environmentalist groups and others sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Feb. 18 over the agency’s recent decision to repeal a finding that served as the basis for federal climate regulations. The American Public Health Association, American Lung Association, Environmental
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in Washington on June 10, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images The director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is becoming the new acting director of the Centers