President Donald Trump said he spoke on the phone at length with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. Trump said he and Putin have agreed to meet in Budapest, Hungary. Trump is set to make an announcement in the Oval Office. NTD has the details. As the government shutdown enters its 16th day, NTD examines
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
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 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,”
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,
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
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