Syrian security forces take aim from a rooftop position amid clashes in the southern city of Sweida, in the province of the same name, on July 16, 2025. Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—Commissioners and former staff with a key human rights panel are voicing concern over religious freedom in the new Syrian regime, now
A full-scale mock-up of a high-speed train is displayed at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2015. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of funding for California’s High-Speed Rail project, citing delays and affordability issues, according to a late July 16 Truth Social post. “To the Law abiding, Tax
President Donald Trump, sitting next to Gov. Greg Abbott (R), visits Texas on July 11, 2025, after a flash flooding tragedy a week earlier. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Texas Republicans could pick up five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives by adjusting Congressional Districts in the state. Redistricting is a top priority for state Republicans
President Donald Trump looks on as his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell takes to the podium during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on July 16 that he was not planning on
LAPD officers confront immigration-enforcement protesters in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration asked an appeals court on July 14 to allow immigration operations to resume without restrictions in Southern California after a federal judge ordered a stop to the government’s activities. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong issued
The State Department has called on Beijing to end its eradication campaign against Falun Gong ahead of July 20, the date that marked the start of the persecution in 1999. “For over 26 years, the CCP has waged a campaign of repression against practitioners of Falun Gong and their families,” a department spokesperson told The
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Buyers of Russian oil—including China, India, and Brazil—could be hit by secondary sanctions “in a massive way,” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday, urging