U.S. President Donald Trump departs for Florida from the White House on Jan. 16, 2026.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 27 that the United States will negotiate a solution with South Korea following his announcement of higher tariffs on the ally’s exports the previous day. “We’ll work something out with
The U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As a Friday deadline to fund the federal government draws closer, Senate Republicans are asking Democrats to clarify their expectations around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to find a compromise. The atmosphere on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was one of uncertainty
A crane offloads wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 5, 2025, a week after a midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Ben Curtis/AP Photo The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on
A man shouts at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after spraying her during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on Jan. 27, 2026, in a still image from video. Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters A man armed with a syringe sprayed a mysterious liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a town hall she held in Minneapolis on
Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Aug. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A state judge on Jan. 27 halted an effort to redraw Virginia’s congressional map to benefit Democrats in time for the November midterm elections. Although redistricting generally happens every 10 years after the U.S. Census issues its population count, the unusual
Liam Conejo Ramos in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20, 2026. Ali Daniels via AP A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father after the detention of the boy’s father last week in a Minnesota suburb. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued the order Monday, prohibiting the
President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks on the economy in Clive, Iowa, on Jan. 27, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images CLIVE, Iowa—President Donald Trump told a boisterous crowd gathered in a suburb of Des Moines on Jan. 27 that his administration’s policies are making America affordable again by lowering the prices of goods