Department of Education: New Student Loan Restrictions Take Effect Within 2 Months

The Department of Education in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Loan limits and other “commonsense” measures for financing higher education and protecting families and taxpayers should be in place within two months, Education Undersecretary Nicholas Kent said Thursday. The new regulations, which the department will publish on May 1, eliminate the

Medicaid Withholds Additional $91 Million in Funding for Minnesota

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at a press conference in the Library of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Feb. 25, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times In his latest action targeting Minnesota fraud, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

Confrontation between officers and alleged shooter at D.C. gala lasted 7 seconds

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, an alleged assassin burst through a set of double doors one floor above a ballroom where President Trump and roughly 2,600 other White House Correspondents’ Dinner guests were eating a salad course. Seven seconds later, he was apprehended by federal law enforcement, multiple sources familiar with the matter told

Key Takeaways From Pentagon Leaders’ Testimony Before Congress

Acting Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst (L), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C), and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine (R) testify on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 30, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine faced