White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Jan. 8, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The White House said on Jan. 26 that President Donald Trump will not retreat from his demands for strict immigration enforcement in Minnesota, pressing state and city leaders to fully cooperate with
President Donald Trump holds up a booklet of accomplishments from his first year back in office as he speaks to reporters during a White House briefing in Washington on Jan. 20, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times CLIVE, Iowa—President Donald Trump will visit a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 27, a week after he
People take part in a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in two cases in which states have banned males from participating in female-only sports, in Washington on Jan. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Federal officials have referred Minnesota to the Justice Department (DOJ) over alleged civil rights violations stemming
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Senate Homeland Security Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) joined his House counterpart in asking the heads of key agencies in the Homeland Security Department to testify before Congress in the wake of widespread federal immigration
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino (C) in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 21, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he expects some federal agents will start leaving the city Tuesday after speaking with President Donald Trump about reducing immigration operations. “I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino (C) in Minneapolis on Jan. 21, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said after speaking with President Donald Trump that he expects that some federal agents will start leaving the city on Jan. 27. “I expressed how much Minneapolis has benefited from our immigrant communities and was clear
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday announced that the United States would be increasing tariff duties on South Korea from the previous rate of 15 percent to a new rate of 25 percent. Trump in a