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
Construction workers begin work for adding a ballroom to the East Wing of the White House in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A federal judge said on Dec. 16 that he is unlikely to block President Donald Trump’s plan to build a 90,000 square-foot ballroom on White House grounds, at least
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrives on Capitol Hill for a secure briefing with lawmakers and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Nov. 5, 2025. Tom Brenner/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Dec. 16 that the Pentagon will release to select lawmakers the full video of the September
A science teacher works with her students in a high school in Homestead, Fla., on March 10, 2017. Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images The high school exit exam is quickly becoming a thing of the past. New Jersey is on track to become the latest state to eliminate the graduation test, which measures 10th-grade proficiency
International travelers leave the Customs and Immigration area of Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on June 29, 2017. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to ban travel from nationals from five new countries while imposing limits on others. President Donald Trump ordered “full restrictions and entry limitations” on Burkina Faso,