Edan Alexander, who has been released from captivity by Hamas, after he had been kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, embraces his brother as he reunites with his family in Reim, southern Israel, on May 12, 2025. GPO/Handout via Reuters WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on July 3 met with Edan Alexander, an
(Left) President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16, 2025; (Right) Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 10, 2025. AP Photo WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on July 3 announced he would soon be speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
(Left) President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16, 2025; (Right) Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 10, 2025. AP Photo WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on July 3 said his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin produced no
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) speaks with reporters during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) has dismissed Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s threat to back primary challenges against some GOP lawmakers who support the One Big Beautiful Bill as it headed toward
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, on July 3, 2025. AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, on July 3, 2025. AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr. At eight hours and 44 minutes, House
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders spent hours scrambling to flip holdouts, President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed a key procedural vote in the House. In the early hours of July 3, the House voted