(Left) President Donald Trump in the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. (Right) Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 19, 2024. Jim Watson, Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he will “take up arms again” if attacked, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning that
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Gateway Center in Bethesda, Md., on June 8, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo/Reuters A federal appeals court ruled on Jan. 5 that the Trump administration cannot reduce the amount of money the National Institutes of Health (NIH) pays grant recipients for indirect costs, such as administration or facility maintenance. The
President Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe (R) monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Molly Riley/The White House via Getty Images The United States is not at war with Venezuela but is working to combat drug trafficking, President Donald Trump told NBC
(L-R) CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen as President Donald Trump addresses the media at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. oil industry could get new operations in Venezuela “up and running” in less than 18 months
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a meeting with Congressional leaders and other cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday briefed lawmakers on the operation that resulted in the
Members of the National Guard patrol in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to the city as part of an effort to combat violent crime. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) stated on Monday that it will stop the use of non-domiciled commercial driver’s license holders
A Hilton hotel location in Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A Hilton hotel in Minneapolis has canceled the reservations of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the DHS said on Monday. In a post on X, DHS accused Hilton Hotels of “a coordinated campaign