Iranian regime loyalists displayed a taped-together cardboard cutout of their new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was reportedly injured in recent strikes and has not been seen since his elevation. The makeshift stand-in appeared at a pro-regime rally in Tehran, where organizers brought the life-size cutout of Khamenei onto the stage, according to Israeli journalist
Erika Kirk speaks at Turning Point USA’s America Fest in Phoenix on Dec. 20, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, widow of the late conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, to serve on the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, according to the White House. The Board of Visitors is tasked
Travelers go through security at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport near Baltimore on Feb. 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Wednesday it has restarted Global Entry, a program operated by Customs and Border Protection that allows low-risk travelers to enter the United States in a more expedited
An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than has previously been revealed, with dozens suffering injuries including brain trauma, shrapnel wounds and burns, multiple sources told CBS News. At least one required the amputation of a limb. Sources
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Fla., on March 9, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that a new oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas, will be the first major new U.S. refinery of its type in approximately five decades. Trump made the
An accountant who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for more than a decade and became an executor of Epstein’s estate after his death is facing questions Wednesday at a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. Richard Kahn was one of Epstein‘s closest associates in his final years, managing his finances, investments and other minutiae, such
Political podcast host Brandi Kruse, foreground, speaks during a rally in Olympia, Wash., to urge Democratic lawmakers to hold hearings to consider GOP initiatives Jan. 31, 2024. Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP A federal judge has rejected a temporary restraining order requested by three conservative journalists who said the Washington State House of Representatives