Rubio Announces USAID Has ‘Officially’ Ceased Operations

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

Judge Orders Halt to Mass Layoffs at Dept. of Health and Human Services

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

Noem Warns Illegal Immigrants to Self-Deport or End Up in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

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

Trump Opens ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as Senate Passes His One Big Beautiful Bill

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