Vice President of China Han Zheng (C) escorts U.S. President Donald Trump (L) as he arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport on May 13, 2026 in Beijing, China. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on May 13 for his first trip to China in nearly nine years. Ahead of the trip, Beijing
U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington on May 12, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images As President Donald Trump embarks on his first trip to China in nearly nine years, Beijing is reviving familiar rhetoric about “peaceful coexistence” with Washington, amid tensions over Taiwan, Iran, technology, and regional security. The Chinese communist regime
Workers plant produce at Bluff View Farms in West Jefferson, N.C., on April 24, 2026. Allison Joyce/Getty Images Farmers in the United States have seen fertilizer inputs and diesel costs balloon by up to 40 percent over the past five years because of China’s export restrictions, the Russia–Ukraine war, U.S. tariffs, and, most recently, India’s
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling limiting the use of race in redistricting efforts may benefit Republicans in 2026 and 2028, elections experts told The Epoch Times. In Louisiana v. Callais, a majority of the court said that race may not be
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling limiting the use of race in redistricting efforts may benefit Republicans in 2026 and 2028, elections experts told The Epoch Times. In Louisiana v. Callais, a majority of the court said that race may not be
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives at Incheon International Airport ahead of a scheduled meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Incheon, South Korea, on May 13, 2026. Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held a closed-door meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) speaks in Washington on Feb. 18, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Public interest attorney Rachel Fetty Anderson is the Democrats’ pick to challenge incumbent Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) in the November U.S. Senate election. Capito, who has represented the state in the Senate since 2015, is heavily favored to win