The U.S. Treasury unveiled sanctions against Tren de Aragua leader Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano on June 24, as the federal government continues to crack down on the terrorist organization’s operations within the United States. “Mosquera Serrano has overseen narcotics trafficking efforts and murders on behalf of the gang in Colombia,” a Treasury spokesperson said in
A stealth US military operation led to a cease-fire between Israel and Iran and changed the dynamics of the Middle East. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbie Garcia, Reuters, Shutterstock By Ryan Morgan | June 24, 2025Updated:June 24, 2025 After trading fire for about 12 days, Iran and
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that China can continue to buy oil from Iran after his administration issued sanctions over China’s purchasing of Iranian oil in the past months. In a post on social media platform Truth Social, the president wrote, “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will
Top House Democrats raised their concerns after a classified security briefing on the recent U.S.-backed strike in Iran was postponed, delaying what they say is a necessary opportunity to evaluate the U.S. government’s actions in Iran and assess the situation in the Middle East. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on June 24 that the White
The White House has rejected a CNN report claiming that a leaked classified U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that last weekend’s military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities only set back the country’s program by a few months. In a statement issued on June 24, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the alleged early Defense Intelligence
A group of 16 House Republicans is warning that they won’t support the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act unless proposed Medicaid changes—particularly to the provider tax structure and state-directed payments—are rolled back. In a June 24 letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), the
House Democrats have relaunched their National Security Task Force, aiming to assert stronger congressional oversight of foreign policy under President Donald Trump. The task force, led by House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), has four co-chairs: Reps. Jason Crow of Colorado, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, and Derek Tran