Tankers and bulk carriers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, 2026. AP Photo President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. military forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that attempted to bypass a naval blockade earlier in the day. In an announcement posted on Truth Social, Trump said the ship, called the
A Pakistani official is seen during the arrival of the U.S. Vice President JD Vance for talks with Iranian officials at Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Sunday that U.S. representatives will arrive in Pakistan on Monday evening in preparation for negotiations with Iran. Trump
BOSTON—A front swept away the rain clouds, leaving a bright moon overhead as Paul Revere made his way through Boston’s shadows on a chilly April night in 1775. The British were coming. Revere got the news from Dr. Joseph Warren at around 10 p.m. on April 18. We had a problem loading this article. Please
Construction is underway on a ballroom being added to the East Wing of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy /The Epoch Times A U.S. appeals court on April 17 put on hold a lower court order that had halted construction of the White House ballroom, allowing the project to proceed
The Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Settlement talks are underway between President Donald Trump and the IRS over a $10 billion lawsuit Trump filed against the tax collection agency, according to a federal court filing submitted on April 17 in Miami. Trump’s lawyers asked a U.S. district
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA event at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Ariz., on April 17, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images PHOENIX—President Donald Trump predicted a Republican sweep in November’s midterms and pledged to press ahead with his “America First” agenda amid chants of “USA! USA!” during a rally in
A map shows the Strait of Hormuz, in this illustration taken on June 22, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters Iran’s military said on April 18 it has reinstated “strict military oversight” over the Strait of Hormuz due to Washington’s ongoing naval blockade of Iranian shipping, signaling an apparent reversal to a brief reopening of the critical global