Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games logo pictured at UCLA on November 14, 2024. Daniel Cole/Reuters President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Tuesday establishing a task force to coordinate preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Summer Olympics, the White House said on Monday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington in Washington on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times With the 2026 midterm season drawing nearer, Republicans are examining the possibility of using redistricting to give themselves an advantage at the polls—and Democrats have indicated they’re ready to respond in kind. Republicans hope that redistricting in red states
The headquarters of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in Washington in a file image. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security has changed a document that could have explicitly denied disaster relief to states, cities, and smaller recipients for any boycotts targeting Israel. It no longer defines what it calls a “discriminatory
Trump is leveraging tariffs to broker peace, restructure global trade, and secure concessions from U.S. allies and rivals. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times By Emel Akan | August 04, 2025Updated:August 04, 2025 WASHINGTON—In his second term, President Donald Trump has reshaped U.S. foreign policy, using tariffs not just as economic
Immigrants wait for interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Queens office in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City on May 30, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency responsible for managing legal immigration to the United States, announced new immigration policies on Aug. 4 that
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) walks through the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, on June 16, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate President pro tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the highest-ranking member of the GOP-led Senate, announced on Aug. 1 that he is blocking three nominations made by President Donald Trump to positions in the Department
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington in Washington on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Three pro-Jewish groups are throwing their support behind President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel and urge the Senate to advance his confirmation. Paul Ingrassia, an attorney and former podcast host who Trump has tapped