President Trump threatened Iran on Wednesday with an attack “far worse” than the strikes he ordered against the country’s nuclear sites in June if Tehran doesn’t agree to a deal to curb its nuclear program. “A massive Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose. It is a
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, the top Democrat on the committee, is expected to ask Rubio if the Maduro raid was worth it, given the cost of staging U.S. forces in the region and the fact that the remainder of Venezuela’s leadership is still intact. “Maduro’s vice president — now the interim president— has
A former federal law enforcement trainer says the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers raises serious concerns about their tactical decision-making and use of force. Marc Brown, who spent five years training officers at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, said video of the confrontation leaves “a lot of unanswered
U.S. President Donald Trump departs for Florida from the White House on Jan. 16, 2026.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 27 that the United States will negotiate a solution with South Korea following his announcement of higher tariffs on the ally’s exports the previous day. “We’ll work something out with
The U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As a Friday deadline to fund the federal government draws closer, Senate Republicans are asking Democrats to clarify their expectations around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to find a compromise. The atmosphere on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was one of uncertainty
A crane offloads wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 5, 2025, a week after a midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Ben Curtis/AP Photo The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on
Top Justice Department officials said Tuesday they expect to finish reviewing and publishing files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein soon, but cannot provide a specific timeline. A federal law required the Justice Department to release its massive trove of records on Epstein by mid-December. The department has released over 100,000 pages so far,