Construction workers (bottom R), atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House in Washington on Oct. 23, 2025, before construction of a new ballroom. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo A divided federal appeals court on April 11 temporarily allowed construction to continue on the
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press event unveiling the new Indycar for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, in Washington on March 9, 2026. Featuring a 1.7 mile course with seven turns on the National Mall, the Aug. 23 event will celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks to reporters at Space Center Houston, in Texas, on April 9, 2026. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times HOUSTON—The United States completed its first journey around the Moon in more than 50 years on April 10 as the Orion spacecraft Integrity splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II, the 10-day
The Artemis II crew–Mission Specialist Christina Koch (L), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (C), Commander Reid Wiseman (R), and Pilot Victor Glover (2nd R)–take a group picture inside the Orion spacecraft Integrity on their way home on April 7, 2026. Courtesy of NASA President Donald Trump congratulated the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission after their
A hospital in the city of Irvine, Calif., on July 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times One or two health systems controlled the entire market for inpatient care in nearly half of U.S. metropolitan areas in 2024, marking a sharp intensification of hospital consolidation over the last decade. Nearly 80 percent of hospital markets in
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after stepping off Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 10, 2026. Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said the United States is preparing military options if negotiations with Iran fail to produce a deal, as delegations from both countries arrived in Pakistan to
Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidate, regenerative farmer, and entrepreneur Zach Lahn and his wife Annie are raising seven children at their Belle Plaine farm. Courtesy of the Lahn for Governor Campaign BELLE PLAINE, Iowa—Flying on a brisk morning 17,500 feet above western Iowa on the way home from a campaign stop in Sioux City, Zach Lahn