Cocaine worth over $1.1M seized from ’empty’ truck at Texas border
CBP officers intercepted 32 packages of suspected cocaine worth over $1.1 million at a Texas border crossing in a massive drug smuggling bust.
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaving Trump administration
Washington — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration, the White House confirmed Monday. White House communications director Steven Cheung said Chavez-DeRemer is taking a position in the private sector. The department’s Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling will take on the role of acting secretary, Cheung said. Her departure marks the latest member of
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer exits Trump admin; Keith Sonderling named acting head
The Department of Labor sees a change in command as Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaves the Trump administration. Keith Sonderling has been tapped as the acting secretary.
UMich Regent Candidate Who Praised Hezbollah Wins Democratic Nomination
Amir Makled represented Michigan students who faced criminal charges related to the school’s anti-Israel encampment and introduced El-Sayed at an event featuring Hasan Piker Amir Makled (Jessica Costescu) Dearborn, Mich. attorney Amir Makled, who shared since-deleted social media posts praising late Hezbollah terrorists as “martyr[s]” and urging Iran to “show no laxity” against Israel, won
Kevin Warsh set to face lawmakers in Fed chair confirmation hearing
Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, is set to face questions regarding his views on inflation, interest rates and other economic issues at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday. A majority on the 24-member panel must vote in favor of Warsh’s nomination to advance it
Trump Says He’s ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Extend Iran Ceasefire If No Deal Reached by Deadline
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on April 20 that he is unlikely to renew the truce with Iran if a deal to end the war is not reached before Wednesday’s deadline. The
Sen. Warner’s Daughter Dies at 36 After Battle With Juvenile Diabetes, Other Health Issues
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks at a campaign event for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Rep. Abigail Spanberger at H Mart in Centreville, Va. on Nov. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on April 20 announced that his 36-year-old daughter had died after a lengthy illness. “We are heartbroken beyond words