House Passes Bill Authorizing New Ukraine Aid, Russia Sanctions

The U.S. Capitol building on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives voted, on June 4, for a bill making available $8 billion in loans for Ukraine and NATO allies to purchase new weapons and military equipment, and directing a range of sanctions on Russia. Lawmakers voted 226–195 to pass

U.S. sanctions Cuban president as Trump administration puts pressure on its leaders

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, along with his wife and three other individuals, according to a filing Thursday from the U.S. Treasury Department. It’s the latest Trump administration move to pressure the island’s leadership. Included in the sanctions are Alejandro Castro Espín, the sole son of former President Raúl

Correction officer testifies she was not the orange shape seen near Epstein’s cell

A former correction officer at the New York correctional facility where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died in 2019 testified before the House Oversight Committee last month that she was not the orange shape seen moving up the stairs of Epstein’s tier the night he died, furthering the mystery of what happened that night.