Princeton grad student kidnapped for over 900 days in Iraq has been released, Trump says

A Princeton University doctoral student who was kidnapped by a militia group in Iraq in 2023 and was held for more than 900 days has been released, President Trump announced Tuesday.  Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli and Russian citizen whose sister is an American citizen, is now safe at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq after she

Authorities Have Arrested Nearly 2,200 in DC Since Crime Crackdown: White House

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Aug. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Federal law enforcement agencies and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department arrested 2,177 individuals since President Donald Trump federalized the district’s policing about a month ago, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told