Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) processing center in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 13, 2025. Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images Federal immigration policies led to thousands of fraudulent applications being submitted when 774,000 noncitizens were granted parole from May 2022 through September 2024, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The humanitarian
AmericaFest 2025, an annual event held by conservative group Turning Point USA, is held in Phoenix from Dec. 18 to Dec. 21. Agenda on Dec. 19 (Day 2): 1:00 p.m. ET: Daily Prayer: Pastor Greg Laurie 1:06 p.m. ET: Nelda Buckma 1:31 p.m. ET: Dr. Ben Carson 1:46 p.m. ET: Sponsor: Generation Zion 1:54 p.m. ET:
AmericaFest 2025, an annual event held by conservative group Turning Point USA, is held in Phoenix from Dec. 18 to Dec. 21. Agenda on Dec. 19 (Day 2): 1:00 p.m. ET: Daily Prayer: Pastor Greg Laurie 1:06 p.m. ET: Nelda Buckma 1:31 p.m. ET: Dr. Ben Carson 1:46 p.m. ET: Sponsor: Generation Zion 1:54 p.m. ET:
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Dec. 17, 2025. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Dec. 18 that he isn’t ruling out the possibility of war with Venezuela amid U.S. economic and military pressure on the country. “I don’t rule it out, no,” Trump
Erika Kirk speaks during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025, in Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 18, 2025. AP Photo/Jon Cherry Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA and the widow of the organization’s slain co-founder Charlie Kirk, has offered an early endorsement of Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028, telling thousands of conservatives gathered
Travelers keep their shoes on as they go through security screening at San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio, Texas, on July 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The eldest daughter of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Fox News host Rachel Duffy said she nearly missed her flight on Dec. 18 because of an incident
Ben Shapiro speaks at Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix, AZ., on Dec. 18, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times PHOENIX—By the end of day one, it was clear that AmericaFest 2025 was a big and very crowded tent. The first AmFest that Turning Point USA has held since its founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated