DHS Imposes $1,000 Fee for Illegal Immigrants Paroled Into the US

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (2nd L) tours “Camp 57,” a facility to house immigration detainees at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (3rd L) and ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan (L) on Sept. 3, 2025. Gerald Herbert/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Illegal immigrants who want to stay in the

US Judge Dismisses Climate Activists’ Suit Challenging Trump’s Energy Policies

University of Montana student Maddie Grebb leads a chant in opposition to President Donald Trump’s energy policies across the street from the federal courthouse in Missoula, Mont., on Sept. 17, 2025. Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP A federal judge on Oct. 15 dismissed a lawsuit attempting to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that

Border Czar Tom Homan Denies Reports He Accepted $50,000 in Cash

Border czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House press briefing in Washington on April 28, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times White House border czar Tom Homan denied reports that he accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents as part of a counterintelligence investigation in 2024. “I didn’t take $50,000 from anybody,”

Trump Holds ‘Productive’ Call with Putin, Plans Summit in Budapest

President Donald Trump speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel listens during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, on Oct. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said that he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and agreed to meet with him in Budapest, Hungary,

Government Shutdown Continues as Funding Plan Fails 10th Senate Vote

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks during the 15th day of the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. government shutdown will continue as the Senate again failed to end debate and bring a short-term

Trump Announces Plans for New Arch Near Lincoln Memorial

President Donald Trump addresses a dinner for donors who have contributed to build the new ballroom at the White House, on Oct. 15, 2025. John McDonnell /AP Photo WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 15 that he is building an arch near Washington’s Lincoln Memorial. Trump revealed the plans at a dinner with donors who