U.N. nuclear watchdog chief: “A lot has survived” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities

Washington — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday that “a lot has survived” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities and military operations alone cannot destroy them. In an interview with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said there had already been damage

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Putting Troops Anywhere’ Amid Iran War

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a signing ceremony after a Japan-U.S. Summit at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to the White House on Thursday for bilateral discussions regarding

Trump Meets With Japanese Prime Minister at White House, Warns Iran Over Strike on Qatar Natural Gas Site

NTD has the latest from President Donald Trump’s meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House. Oil prices jumped again after Iran struck a major natural gas site in Qatar. Trump issued a sharp warning to the regime. Meanwhile, Key U.S. allies said they are ready to support “appropriate efforts” to re-o…

US May Remove Sanctions on Iranian Oil in Transit to Stabilize Energy Markets: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 19 that the United States may lift sanctions on Iranian oil currently in transit to bolster supply and stabilize energy

Epstein’s lawyer tells Congress he had “no knowledge whatsoever” of crimes

Darren Indyke, a lawyer who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for decades and serves as an executor of his estate, testified to the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that he “had no knowledge whatsoever” of his client’s crimes. Indyke was perhaps Epstein’s closest associate dating back to the 1990s. He was involved in assembling Epstein’s

Ex-FBI agents who worked on Trump 2020 election probe sue over firings

Washington — Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government on Thursday, alleging they were wrongfully terminated simply because they worked on the probe. The lawsuit, filed against FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi and their respective agencies, is the

Book excerpt: “Stand” by Cory Booker

St. Martin’s Press We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “We are more than a government,” writes New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. “We are a nation, a people bound by shared bedrock virtues.” In his new book, “Stand” (to be published March 24 by St. Martin’s Press), Booker tells