A bag of illicit fentanyl pills is held as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the U.S.–Mexico border in San Diego on March 16, 2025. Alex Brandon/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed into law the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act on July 16.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) walks from the Senate floor to his office at the US Capitol in Washington on July 16, 2025. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Senate on July 16 voted to pass $9 billion in spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including cuts to National Public Radio
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