U.S. cyber officials indicate cyber adversaries will no longer be allowed to ‘walk all over’ the United States. Add to My List Save (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Creative By Catherine Yang | August 13, 2025Updated:August 13, 2025 Once considered mainly an economic thief in cyberspace, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now seen
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers, the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Park Police officers inspect a vendor’s truck after detaining a person on the National Mall in Washington, on Aug. 13, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump will direct federal agents to patrol Washington around the clock,
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a ceremony for U.S. National Day at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on July 19, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Europe must be ready to join the United States in imposing higher tariffs on China and other countries that buy Russian energy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington on Feb. 1, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters A federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 13 that the Trump administration may cut billions of dollars in foreign aid funds that Congress previously approved. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
The Texas State Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature’s third special session in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 20, 2021. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images The Texas state Senate passed a map on Aug. 12 that would give the GOP an extra five congressional seats amid a mid-decade redistricting battle that has included other states
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra delivers his speech during a Fourth of July party at Lornado, the residence of the ambassador from the United States, in Ottawa, Friday, July 4, 2025. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said his country and Canada have an “enduring” relationship and that the two should cooperate
A D.C. Metropolitan Police Department car sits parked outside the Guard’s headquarters at D.C. Armory in Washington on Aug. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has said federal control over Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department should last more than 30 days. “We’re going to be asking for extensions on that—long-term extensions,” the president told