Ryan Wesley Routh speaks during an interview at a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2022, in a still from video. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images FORT PIERCE, Fla.—The trial of Ryan Wesley Routh, who is charged with the Sept. 15, 2024, attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, has begun in Florida amid
Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images The projected cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients next year will likely be slightly higher than the 2.5 percent COLA that was implemented for 2025’s payments, according to The
Nadine Menendez arrives to a federal courthouse in New York on April 21, 2025. Seth Wenig/AP Photo WASHINGTON—Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), was sentenced on Sept. 11 to more than four years in federal prison in a bribery case. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein sentenced her to 54 months
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that foreign governments have been bearing the brunt of U.S. tariffs over 15 percent, with China paying the lion’s share. “China is
Anti-ICE demonstrators confront federal agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may continue to conduct enforcement operations at places suspected of harboring illegal immigrants while a lawsuit on the matter plays out in
An investigation is ongoing into the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information that leads to the gunman’s arrest. Voices from across the political spectrum are reacting to the killing, and condemning political violence. NTD takes a look a… Original
Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks at the High School Leadership Summit, at George Washington University in Washington on July 26, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times One day after the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, tributes and condolences are pouring in from his colleagues on social media. “I can’t