A military aide holds the Medal of Honor during a presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House on July 18, 2016. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday evening signed a bill into law that would nearly quadruple pensions for Medal of Honor recipients. The Medal of Honor Act,
The Canadian publishing house behind the “Franklin” children’s books appeared to condemn Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday, after the top military official posted a cartoon image of the famous anthropomorphic turtle blowing up an apparent drug boat. Hegseth’s post — which shows Franklin shooting a rocket-propelled grenade from a helicopter, with the faux
A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of the OPEC logo on April 14, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters OPEC decided to maintain current production levels into 2026 on fears of a global glut. Oil prices rose over $1 a barrel on Monday after drone attacks by Ukraine, rising tensions between the United States and
Washington — President Trump on Monday afternoon was expected to confer with his top deputies on the next steps for U.S. operations in Venezuela, according to a senior military official and two sources familiar with the upcoming White House meeting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were scheduled to attend what
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference during the 41st day of the government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, in Washington on Nov. 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Democrats continued pushing for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits before they expire at the end of December.
The U.S. military’s early September strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat — the first salvo in a months-long string of attacks — has drawn new scrutiny in recent days, as the White House confirmed that the vessel was struck twice. The confirmation followed a Washington Post report that the first boat was struck a
The White House said that a U.S. attack on an alleged drug boat in September included more than one strike on the vessel, seemingly confirming a Washington Post report that the U.S. targeted the boat for a second time to take out survivors of the initial attack. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discussed the strikes