President Donald Trump greets Alison Crowther after his speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York, on May 22, 2026. Alison Crowther is the mother of Welles Crowther, a hero remembered as the “Man in the Red Bandana,” who saved many lives at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11,
A sign blaming Sacramento policies for high gas prices is displayed at a Chevron gas station in Alameda, Calif., on May 21, 2026. Terry Chea/AP Photo Memorial Day holiday travelers will pay prices at the pump that are the highest in four years with the prolonged fuel supply shortage caused by the closure of the
President Donald Trump delivers remarks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y., on May 22, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times SUFFERN, N.Y.—President Donald Trump highlighted a tax deduction enacted in his signature law last year at a campaign event for Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in New York’s Hudson Valley on May 22. The president highlighted
Kilmar Abrego Garcia (C) departs the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Office the day after a federal judge ordered his release from detention in Pennsylvania in Baltimore, Md., on Dec. 12, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge in Tennessee on May 22 dismissed criminal human smuggling charges pending against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
President Donald Trump during Kevin Warsh’s swearing in ceremony as the Federal Reserve chairman at the White House on May 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on May 22 he will not attend his eldest son’s upcoming nuptials. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he prepares to board Air Force One at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday defended the “anti-weaponization” fund that was recently set up by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as some Republican lawmakers criticized the move. “I
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, listens to speakers during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Illinois, on August 5, 2025. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin faced backlash from members of his own party,