Some Democrats Absent as National Governors Association Wrestles With Partisanship

A view of the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., which hosted the National Governors Association’s summer meeting, on July 26, 2025. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times COLORADO SPRINGS—In the shadow of the Rockies at a resort hotel, state leaders assembled on July 25 and 26—some of them, anyway. They came to the Broadmoor for the National Governors

Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Meet in Malaysia to Discuss Cease-Fire

A Cambodian military vehicle carries rocket launcher in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, July 26, 2025. Heng Sinith /AP Photo Thai and Cambodian leaders on July 27 indicated they would meet in Malaysia and enter into cease-fire negotiations to resolve a deadly border dispute after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on Saturday. After four days of

China’s Battery Mineral Monopoly Poses National Security Risk: Report 

Employees work at a factory that produces lithium battery for export in Huaibei, China, on June 11, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images China monopolizes over 80 percent of critical raw battery minerals used in U.S. military equipment, posing a serious national security threat, new research has found. Beijing’s “brute force economics” utilizes a bevy of

Pipeline Operators Call for Congress to Close Loophole That Shields Vandals From Federal Criminal Prosecution

Fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace as Enbridge prepares to test the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich., on June 8, 2017. The Canadian Press/AP/Dale G. Young Pipeline operators want Congress to amend federal law

Trump Admin to Change Citizenship Tests and H‑1B Visas, Says Official

A person holds a welcome packet during a naturalization ceremony in New York City, on June 14, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The Trump administration plans to tighten both the citizenship test and the visa system for skilled foreign workers, while also moving to close loopholes in a separate program that critics say has allowed