Trump Reacts to China’s ‘Hostile’ Export Controls on Rare Earth Elements

President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social that “very strange things” are happening in China. He said communist China has sent letters to multiple countries about planned export controls on rare earth elements. A threatening letter was mailed 2,400 miles across the country to political commentator Benny Johnson just days… Original News Source Link

White House Announces Federal Layoffs Have Started Amid Shutdown

Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russel Vought, joined by Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), speaks at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A top White House official announced Friday that federal layoffs have started,

Noem Announces ICE Will Expand Efforts in Portland and Chicago

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem , in a file photograph. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images The Trump administration will expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts in Portland and Chicago soon, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. That will include purchasing buildings in the two cities amid

Trump Suggests Dropping Spain From NATO Alliance Over Defense Spending

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference following the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Omar Havana/Getty Images President Donald Trump suggested on Oct. 9 that Spain could be thrown out of NATO after Madrid declined to commit to boosting defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic

Trump Says China Becoming Very Hostile, Cancels Meeting With Xi

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he has canceled his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Both leaders were expected to meet during Trump’s visit to South Korea during the Asia-Pacific

Trump Says China Becoming Very Hostile, No Reason to Meet With Xi

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday signaled that he would call off his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Both leaders were expected to meet during Trump’s visit to South Korea during the

Trump to Impose New 100 Percent Tariff on China on Nov. 1

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 6, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States will impose an additional 100 percent tariffs on Chinese goods and export controls on critical software starting on Nov. 1. Trump accused Beijing