U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26, 2025. Ricardo Stuckert/Brazil Presidency/Handout via Reuters WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 7 that his meeting with
A store in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 5, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) drove the highest level of planned job cuts in three months, new data released on May 7 show. In April, U.S.-based employers announced 83,387 layoffs, according to global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas. While this
State Secretary Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing at the White House on May 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy /The Epoch Times U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 7, amid a war of words that has broken out between the head of the Catholic Church
A woman looks at a U.S. congressional district map as the Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting meets to hear invited testimony on congressional plan C2308 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 6, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images South Carolina House Republicans voted on May 6 to open the door to redrawing
(Left) Then-former President Donald Trump speaks during the Alabama Republican Party’s 2023 Summer meeting at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel in Montgomery, Ala., on Aug. 4, 2023. (Julie Bennett/Getty Images); (Right) E. Jean Carroll leaves following her trial at Manhattan Federal Court in New York on May 8, 2023. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images The U.S. Department of
Federal law will require that adults enrolled in the Medicaid expansion meet new work requirements starting on Jan. 1, 2027, though several states are implementing them sooner. Nebraska started its program on May 1. Montana and Iowa plan to start in July and December, respectively. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript
In the coming academic year, old-fashioned calisthenics, timed runs, and the spirit of competition could return to many public schools. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Awards, which date to the mid-20th century but ended under President Barack Obama’s administration. The May 5 White House action is a