What you need to know: 5 key takeaways from Trump’s Iran address
President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday, saying the United States’ “core strategic objectives" in Iran are “nearing completion"—just a month after “Operation Epic Fury" began.
DHS Rescinds Policy Requiring Secretary Review of Contracts Above $100,000
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded a policy Tuesday that required the department secretary to personally approve every contract and grant exceeding $100,000. Secretary Markwayne Mullin issued the reversal across all DHS components,
4 Takeaways From Trump’s Primetime Address on Iran
WASHINGTON—In a primetime address on April 1, President Donald Trump described combat operations as nearly complete after just over a month of fighting. “Never in the history of warfare has an enemy suffered such clear and devastating large-scale losses in a matter of weeks,” Trump said in his White House speech. We had a problem
Democrats Ask Judge to Block Parts of Trump’s Election Order
Election workers process ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images Democrats asked a federal judge Wednesday to block parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s directive, signed a day earlier, that will create
Trump says Iran war will wrap up “very shortly,” but warns of more strikes in coming weeks
Washington — President Trump predicted in a prime-time address Wednesday that the U.S. will complete its military mission in Iran “very shortly,” and said U.S. forces have achieved “overwhelming victories,” but he did not offer a definitive timeline as questions swirl about when and how the war could wrap up. The president, in his roughly
‘We’re Going To Bring Them Back to the Stone Ages’: Trump Says US Will Hit Iranian Regime ‘Extremely Hard’ Over Next 2 to 3 Weeks
The US will ‘hit each and every one of their electric generating plants’ if Tehran does not agree to a deal, president says in primetime address Donald Trump (X/WhiteHouse) The United States is gearing up to strike Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks, President Donald Trump said in a primetime address
DNC and top Democratic leaders sue Trump over mail-in voting executive order
A coalition of major Democratic groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, seeking to strike down an executive order that would exert more federal influence over mail-in voting — including by creating lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state. The suit — filed in D.C. federal court by the Democratic