Illustration by The Epoch Times, Bobby Sanchez for The Epoch Times, Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times, Nathaniel Smith for The Epoch Times, Natasha Holt for The Epoch Times, Leo Shi/The Epoch Times A year ago, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people for “offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol
Vice President JD Vance speaks ahead of the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington on Jan. 23, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump revealed Friday that Vice President JD Vance will travel to Azerbaijan and Armenia next month to bolster a peace agreement the two nations signed in Washington last August. The
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at the Justice Department in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told a federal court on Jan. 23 that it should bar the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the classified documents investigation into President Donald Trump. Florida-based
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an election night press conference at a California Democratic Party office Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez California became the first U.S. state to join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global outbreak response network after the United States withdrew from the WHO. Gov. Gavin
Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters on Dec. 22, 2025, in a still from video. U.S. Southern Command The U.S. military said it conducted a deadly strike on a narco-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing two
Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters on Jan. 23, 2026, in a still from video. U.S. Southern Command The U.S. military said it conducted a deadly strike on a narco-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing two
Vice President JD Vance speaks ahead of the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington on Jan. 23, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance announced on Jan. 23 that the Trump administration would restrict funding to international organizations that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, in addition to abortion. “We’re going