US Airstrikes Against Iran ‘On the Table,’ White House Confirms

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Jan. 8, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The United States could launch airstrikes on Iran as President Donald Trump has publicly signaled he’s weighing military options against the country’s regime amid days of violence, said the White House on

Judge Blocks Parts of Trump’s Election Order on Citizenship Proof, Ballot Deadline Rules

An election worker sorts submitted ballots at the Multnomah County Elections Office in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 2, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty Images A federal judge has blocked key parts of President Donald Trump’s election-related executive order in Washington and Oregon, two vote-by-mail states, ruling that the president exceeded his constitutional authority by attempting to dictate

U.S. allows Mexico to provide oil to Cuba despite Trump’s vow to cut off supply

Despite President Trump’s social media pronouncement Sunday that “there will be no more oil or money going to Cuba — zero,” the current U.S. policy is to allow Mexico to continue to provide oil to the island, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright and another U.S. official. Cuba desperately needs the oil, since Venezuela is

Sen. Mark Kelly sues Hegseth to block move to cut rank, pension

Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona filed a civil lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday seeking to block the Pentagon’s efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay, which he claims amounts to unconstitutional retaliation against him. In a 46-page complaint, Kelly, a retired Navy captain, argued that he is the