U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP President Donald Trump said on March 13 that the United States “totally obliterated” all military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island. “Moments ago, at my direction, the United
President Donald Trump speaks during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on March 12, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump on March 13 confirmed reports of gas shortages in China as the war in Iran drives international concern over the energy market. “The reports are
The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Dec. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump appointed a new CEO to the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington on March 13. Matt Floca, who served as the vice president of operations, will soon take the
(Left) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). (Right) Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images For two days this week, senators took turns proposing ways to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. For two days, each proposal
Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed on Jan. 2, 2026. Jon Elswick/AP Photo One of the guards on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell will testify before the House Oversight Committee later this month. “The Oversight Committee has questions for Tova
Agriculture Secretary Brooks Rollins in Washington on March 13, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on March 13 that President Donald Trump and administration officials are looking at how to help farmers afford fertilizer amid escalating costs due to the war in Iran. “The president is very aware of these challenges and
Mifepristone tablets seen in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2024. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone and remove its approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). During a March 11 press conference on the legislation, Hawley said the