Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Ho Nieh (R) and former commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield discuss rapid changes at the federal regulator under the Trump administration at the U.S. Nuclear Industry Council’s 13th annual Advanced Reactors Summit in Seattle on Feb. 11. John Haughey/The Epoch Times SEATTLE—When President Donald Trump tabbed Ho Nieh to chair the five-member Nuclear
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks at a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, on Feb. 4, 2026. John Moore/Getty Images Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday that thousands of unaccompanied alien children were located in a multi-monthlong operation in Minnesota as he also confirmed that the federal government
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on Feb. 12 announced the elimination of a 2009 finding that served as the basis of U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. “Effective immediately, we are repealing the ridiculous endangerment finding and terminating all additional green emissions standards imposed unnecessarily on vehicle models
The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Gail Slater said on Feb. 12 that she is resigning from her role leading the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust litigation. “It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as [assistant attorney general] for antitrust
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 16, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Feb. 12 warned Republican lawmakers they will face consequences if they vote against his tariff agenda, after a handful of GOP lawmakers sided with Democrats to pass
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va., on June 23, 2025. AP Photo/John Clark, File President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to confirm in a post on social media that a second aircraft carrier is being prepared to be sent to the Middle East as talks with Iran
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va., on June 23, 2025. AP Photo/John Clark, File President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to confirm in a post on social media that a second aircraft carrier is being prepared to be sent to the Middle East as talks with Iran