Trump Says India Agreed to Stop Buying Oil From Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office on Feb. 13, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that India has pledged to stop purchasing oil from Russia within a short period, a decision that would help cut off funding for Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine.

Trump, Patel Announce Record Violent Crime Arrests in Past 7 Months

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel (L) speaks as Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump look on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 15, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel announced that crime crackdowns resulted

President Issues Memo Directing Pentagon to Pay Troops During Government Shutdown

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 29, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense and the world’s largest office building. Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS President Donald Trump issued a new memorandum on Oct. 15 directing the Pentagon

Social Security Checks Safe, but Prolonged Shutdown Could Deepen Delays and Hardship

Blank U.S. Treasury checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images With the government shutdown now into its third week, Social Security beneficiaries have been assured that their monthly checks will continue to arrive. But if the budget stalemate stretches into

Trump Says He’s Looking at Land Strikes Targeting Venezuela Drug Cartels

U.S. Navy warship USS Lake Erie crosses the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal amid a U.S. naval deployment near the coast of Venezuela in Panama City on Aug. 29, 2025. Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Oct. 15 that his administration is considering land strikes targeting Venezuelan drug cartels, an escalation

ICE Operation Arrests 91 Illegal Immigrants With Commercial Driver’s Licenses

Trucks make their way to the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on July 13, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Federal immigration officials arrested 120 illegal immigrants, many of whom had a commercial driver’s license (CDL), in an operation across Oklahoma, authorities announced on Oct. 14. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took part in a

Bitcoin Investor Avoids Prison by Agreeing to Pay $50 Million in Back Taxes, Penalties

Representations of cryptocurrency bitcoin, in this illustration picture created in Paris, France, on March 9, 2024. Benoit Tessier/Illustration/Reuters Federal prosecutors will drop all charges against Roger Ver, an early bitcoin investor known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” after he agreed to pay nearly $50 million in back taxes and penalties, authorities announced on Oct. 14. Ver, 46,