New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic state Rep. Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a Democrat, has officially become the Democratic Party’s nominee for mayor of the City of New York in the 2025 general election, following the
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on Tuesday the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which had been rapidly dismantled earlier this year by the Trump
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington on June 24, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A federal judge on July 1 ordered officials to stop the overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), finding that the layoffs enacted in April likely ran counter to federal law. “With respect to the merits, the
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warned that illegal immigrants who do not self-deport from the United States could end up at a new Florida detention facility
President President Donald Trump speaks after touring a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP President Donald Trump on July 1 marked the opening of a new detention facility for illegal immigrants in Florida, called “Alligator
President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, on June 27, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images It’s “a good thing” that the United States is “getting along well” with China, President Donald Trump stated on Sunday, adding that Beijing is
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a House of Representatives hearing in Washington on May 7, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The FBI and three other agencies warned Monday that critical infrastructure operators should be aware of potential Iranian cyberattacks coming in the wake of U.S. airstrikes on the country’s nuclear program. “Defense Industrial Base companies,