President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump labeled Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” on Oct. 19 and said he’d be cutting off U.S. subsidies to the South
Federal officials plan to enforce changes to the food stamp program, formally the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), beginning in November. The changes will cut federal funding for SNAP by $187 billion through 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office. SNAP gives money to people to buy groceries. We had a problem loading this article.
The Department of State building in Washington on Nov. 13, 2023.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that the Hamas terrorist group could violate the cease-fire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attack takes place, it “would constitute a direct
The Telegram app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken Sept. 15, 2017. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo A Vermont state senator has resigned following public criticism over his participation in a private Young Republican group chat that contained racist, anti-Semitic, and other offensive remarks, becoming the highest-profile elected official to step down
A screenshot of the moment before a U.S. military strike on a submersible vessel suspected of carrying narcotics in the Caribbean Sea, on Oct. 16, 2025. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social The U.S. government is repatriating two survivors of an Oct. 16 military strike that targeted a submersible vessel in the Caribbean Sea, President Donald Trump
Closed signage is seen around the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A federal judge has broadened her order blocking the Trump administration from carrying out mass layoffs during the federal government shutdown, extending protections to tens of thousands more federal workers.
Detransition advocates protest outside the annual Pediatric Endocrine Society conference in San Diego on May 6, 2023. Testimony from medical ethicists, whistleblowers, and detransitioners led the Federal Trade Commission to launch a public inquiry in July into whether consumers—especially minors—have been harmed by transgender-related interventions. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A newly released report suggests transgender