Here’s What Farmers Can Expect to Receive in Payments From Trump’s Aid Package

A farm outside Ten Sleep, Wyo., on Oct. 14, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times American farmers can now start determining how much they will receive in subsidies from the $12 billion aid package President Donald Trump unveiled in early December. The Department of Agriculture on Dec. 31 announced the next phase of its Farmer Bridge

Chief Justice Roberts says Constitution remains “firm and unshaken”

Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system, with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon. Roberts said the nation’s founding documents remain “firm and unshaken,” a reference to a century-old quote from then-President

Alleged drug smugglers jumped overboard in latest boat strikes, U.S. military says

Washington — Individuals on board two alleged drug smuggling boats jumped into the water after an initial strike on another boat on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.    U.S. Southern Command announced Wednesday that three “narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy” were struck in “international waters” a day earlier. Three people were killed when the

US Sanctions 4 More Companies, 4 More Oil Tankers Accused of Serving Venezuela

A boat passes by a crude oil tanker anchored on Lake Maracaibo near Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Dec. 18, 2025. Alejandro Paredes/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Dec. 31 new actions against four companies and four linked vessels, which it said are helping Venezuela evade oil export sanctions. In a Dec. 31

Judge voids decision to end legal status of 60,000 immigrants

A federal judge in California on Wednesday voided the Trump administration’s move to terminate the Temporary Protected Status of roughly 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, calling it a “pre-ordained decision.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of the TPS programs for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua in June and July, saying the