Browning soybean pods at Harborview Farm as harvest for the crop nears, in Rock Hall, Maryland, on Sept. 23, 2025. Jim Watson /AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 1 that China’s soybean purchases would be front and center in his upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese
President Donald Trump in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be “unlawful combatants” and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a newly obtained memorandum. The Trump administration has carried out three strikes in recent weeks on boats it
People cast their ballots at a mobile outdoor vote center at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Election Day on Nov. 5, 2024. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images California election officials plan to send out postcards fixing a labeling mistake in voter information booklets distributed for the upcoming Nov. 4 special election, in which residents
The Main Green at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on March 17, 2025. Scott Eisen/Getty Images President Donald Trump offered on Oct. 1 some of the most prestigious public and private U.S. universities preferred consideration for federal funding, a White House official confirmed to The Epoch Times. To qualify, the institutions needed to agree to
The Main Green at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on March 17, 2025. Scott Eisen/Getty Images President Donald Trump offered on Oct. 1 some of the most prestigious public and private U.S. universities preferred consideration for federal funding, a White House official confirmed to The Epoch Times. To qualify, the institutions needed to agree to
On day 2 of the government shutdown, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said federal layoffs would be made “very soon,” and that the numbers could reach into the thousands. President Donald Trump said he will meet with the head of the Office of Management and Budget to determine which agencies and programs to cut.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) speaks on stage during Headstrong Washington DC Gala in Washington on Nov. 3, 2021. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Headstrong Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) blamed “far-left” groups for the federal shutdown that began at midnight on Oct. 1, saying their demands boxed in Democratic leaders. Golden was the only Democrat to vote