Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, has declined rapidly since changes mandated by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect on July 4, 2025. Those changes include expanded work requirements for individuals and tightened restrictions on non-citizen eligibility. States must also shoulder some of the program’s administrative costs and
With Donald Trump and the Iranian regime lurching between continuing an economic war of attrition and announcing that a deal is imminent, the Persian Gulf remains volatile. But just to the north of Iran, an earlier Trump peace offensive is yielding its first fruits. Armenian voters just gave a majority to incumbent prime minister Nikol
House Democrats claim the Karmelo Anthony guilty verdict highlights racism in the criminal justice system, citing concerns about jury selection and race.
Washington — The Trump administration told a judge it expects to remove President Trump’s name from the front of the Kennedy Center early Saturday morning, saying it will narrowly miss a court-ordered Friday deadline for the name to come down due to thunderstorms. U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper determined last month that the president’s name
The U.S. military has killed the alleged leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced Friday. The president said on Truth Social that U.S. Southern Command carried out a “swift and lethal kinetic strike” to “successfully execute” Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero. The mission was “closely coordinated” with the
Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, on April 28, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) closed its antitrust investigation into Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday, opening the door for the merger to proceed. According to a DOJ news release, the agency’s antitrust division found that
An American citizen who served in the U.S. Army and the Texas National Guard for roughly 20 years is desperately urging federal immigration officials to release his wife, who is facing deportation to her native Honduras. Retired Staff Sgt. Wilmer Trujillo said his wife, Arelys Barahona-Martinez, 40, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement