California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo California Democratic lawmakers unveiled on Friday a proposed redrawn state congressional map they intend to place on the November ballot amid a redistricting battle with Texas. The proposed congressional map is expected to give Democrats
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 28, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 18, according to a Truth Social post by Trump on
From child obesity to screen time to genetically modified food, readers of The Epoch Times share opinions on the root causes of childhood health. Add to My List Save By Lawrence Wilson | August 16, 2025Updated:August 16, 2025 The United States leads in wealth and technology, yet U.S. children (ages 1 to 19) face an
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter aboard Air Force One on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised him that China will refrain from invading Taiwan for the next four years. Trump made the remarks during a nearly 30-minute-long interview with Fox News’ Brett
A full moon is seen behind the Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2022. Cory Huston/NASA via AP The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been tasked with adding nuclear power to its future
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 met for nearly three hours at a military base in Alaska as part of a U.S.-led effort to bring Russia and Ukraine into peace talks. Trump was joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, while Putin was
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Aug. 15 to discuss an end to the Russian–Ukrainian conflict, and lawmakers’ reactions are