Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a former astronaut and captain in the U.S. Navy, is now facing a “command investigation” into his conduct by the Department of War. A “command investigation” is a procedure by which
The logo of social network X displayed on a smartphone in Brussels on Sept. 27, 2024. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images The foreign trade ambassador for the United States threatened to retaliate against the European Union Tuesday following its $140 million fine against billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s X. The U.S. Trade Representative stated in an
President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on March 22, 2019. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters PALM BEACH, Fla.—Under a cloudy sky, Mary Flynn O’Neill and her staff unloaded a shipping truck full of event supplies and several framed art pieces and carried them into the grand ballroom at the Mar-a-Lago club on the afternoon of
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (C) and lawmakers speak during a press conference about rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Maryland will form a commission to study the possibility of providing reparations for slavery after the state’s legislature reversed Gov. Wes Moore’s
An oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela, on Oct. 14, 2022. Issac Urrutia/Reuters The United States has launched a “total and complete blockade” off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 16 at the order of President Donald Trump to prevent any “sanctioned oil tankers” from getting through. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by
An oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela, on Oct. 14, 2022. Issac Urrutia/Reuters President Donald Trump said that he was ordering a blockade be imposed off the coast Venezuela to prevent any sanctioned oil tankers from entering or leaving the country. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in
A truck drives by an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio, on March 8, 2024. Joshua A. Bickel/AP Photo A coalition of states is suing the Trump administration to access funds frozen by the president this year for electric vehicle charging station installations. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading the group of 16