Parents and students during a protest in front of the Orange County Board of Education headquarters in Costa Mesa, Calif., on May 17, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Elizabeth Cockrill Taylor’s first run for a school board seat in the Roaring Fork School District election in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, last month was an unforgettable experience.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during an interview at the agency headquarters in Washington on Nov. 26, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—FBI Director Kash Patel said Nov. 26 that homicide rates nationwide plummeted 25 percent compared to last year. “I’m happy to announce, finally, that one of the big targets we had for this
President Donald Trump participates in a call with service members on Thanksgiving Day in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 27, 2025. Anna Rose Layden/Reuters President Donald Trump said on Nov. 27 that the United States could eliminate income taxes over the next couple of years due to revenue generated from tariffs. Trump made the remarks
WASHINGTON—A month ago, President Donald Trump stated that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s days in power were numbered. At the time, few believed that the country’s decades-long socialist regime might be facing imminent collapse. Recently, a growing military buildup in the region and talks of possible U.S. land strikes in Venezuela have raised questions about whether Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Nov. 25, 2025. Anna Rose Layden/Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 27 that he would “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries” and remove foreign nationals who are “incapable
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from reporters about her telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025. JIJI Press / AFP via Getty Images Japan has refuted a report indicating that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received advice from U.S. President Donald Trump to
An immigrant studies ahead of her citizenship exam at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Queens office in New York City on May 30, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Nov. 27 that all permanent resident cards, or green cards, issued to individuals from “countries of concern,” including