Countries around the world celebrate the New Year, with New Zealand, Australia, and Asia among the first to reach 2026. New York City’s Times Square prepares its ball drop. The White House says investigating alleged welfare fraud in Minnesota is a top priority for the Trump administration. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says … Original News
Trucks drive through the Port of Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025 in Oakland, Calif. The state is preparing to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses that were issued to immigrants whose license expiration dates exceeded their legal U.S. stay. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California announced on Dec. 30 it would delay revoking 17,000 commercial driver’s
A sign for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on March 24, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Department of State has instructed U.S. embassies located in Western nations to report human rights abuses occurring there due to mass immigration, according to a Dec. 30 thread on X. The embassies will “analyze government
A passport-processing employee uses a stack of blank passports to print a new one at the Miami Passport Agency in Miami on June 22, 2007. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The governments of Mali and Burkina Faso said on Tuesday that they are imposing bans on U.S. citizens from entering their countries in response to the Trump
A close-up shot of a SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., on Nov. 1, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo Residents in five states receiving federal food assistance will face new restrictions on their benefits when it comes to purchasing soda, candy, and other items categorized as unhealthy starting
A close-up shot of a SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., on Nov. 1, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo Residents in five states receiving federal food assistance will face new restrictions on their benefits when it comes to purchasing soda, candy, and other items categorized as unhealthy starting
Lawsuits and investigations have followed a development that is self-described as the ‘epicenter of Islam in America.’ Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Public Domain, Rendition from Texas legal documents By Darlene McCormick Sanchez | December 31, 2025Updated:December 31, 2025 JOSEPHINE, Texas—This rural town with farmland stretching to the horizon might