After Charlie Kirk’s Death, a Record-Breaking AmericaFest

Groups of people enter Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix, AZ., on Dec. 21, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times PHOENIX—At 6 a.m. on Dec. 21, the crowd outside the Phoenix Convention Center was already enormous. Thousands of Americans chatted, sang, and chanted on the predawn sidewalks. They were waiting to hear Vice President JD

DOJ faces continued backlash over limited Epstein files release

Washington — The Justice Department is facing continued backlash over its partial releases of files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with lawmakers and survivors denouncing the limited scope of the disclosures. The Trump administration faced a Dec. 19 deadline to release most of the government’s records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which