Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming South Korean Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-Back to the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on May 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to join Ed Gallrein, the Trump-endorsed Republican primary candidate for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts an enhanced honor cordon and meeting welcoming South Korean Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-Back to the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on May 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to join Ed Gallrein—the Republican primary candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump for
The under-construction Rare Earth Industrial Park in Anyuan county, Jiangxi Province, China, on Nov. 21, 2025. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images China has agreed to address concerns over shortages of rare earths and other critical minerals that stemmed from export controls imposed in retaliation to U.S. tariffs, the White House said on May 17. In
A view of a structure that was destroyed by the 6-5 Fire in the TCU September Lightning Complex in Chinese Camp, Calif., on Sept. 3, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images An administrative consolidation of federal wildland firefighting resources will be tested in the coming months, with the National Interagency Fire Center warning more than 60 percent
Juan Caceres kisses Heidi Eckstein after disembarking aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on May 16, 2026. Mike Kropf/Getty Images Juan Caceres kisses Heidi Eckstein after disembarking aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., on May 16, 2026. Mike Kropf/Getty Images Original
U.S. President Donald Trump waves after delivering remarks at a dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday delivered a new warning to Iran’s leadership and said that Tehran must move quickly or “there won’t be anything
Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg during a meeting in Atlanta, in a file image. Megan Varner/Reuters Tracy Beth Hoeg, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug research center, said on May 15 that she had been fired from her position, days after the FDA commissioner resigned. “Today I was fired I’m incredibly grateful to