House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to press after a meeting with other Congressional leaders and cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnston (R-La.) said Jan. 6 that he does not expect the U.S. military to send troops into
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) speaks on the House floor on Sept. 13, 2023. House of Representatives/Screenshot via NTD Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died on Jan. 5 at the age of 65. “I want to express our tremendous sorrow [at the] the loss of a great member, great, great, great member, Congressman, Doug LaMalfa, who passed
Children participate in a U.S. citizenship ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) district office in New York on Jan. 29, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised the naturalization tests that all applicants must pass to officially become citizens, the agency said in a Jan. 5
A U.S. flag and a U.S. H-1B Visa application form, in this illustration taken Sept. 26, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters A federal appeals court on Jan. 5 agreed to expedite a business group’s appeal of a court ruling that upheld the Trump administration’s decision to increase the fee for H-1B visas for employees in specialty occupations
(Left) President Donald Trump in the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. (Right) Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 19, 2024. Jim Watson, Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he will “take up arms again” if attacked, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Gateway Center in Bethesda, Md., on June 8, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo/Reuters A federal appeals court ruled on Jan. 5 that the Trump administration cannot reduce the amount of money the National Institutes of Health (NIH) pays grant recipients for indirect costs, such as administration or facility maintenance. The
President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe (R) monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Molly Riley/The White House via Getty Images The United States is not at war with Venezuela but is working to combat drug trafficking, President Donald Trump told NBC