President Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted in New York for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on social media by posting that “according to many people that I greatly respect,”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during her confirmation hearing in Washington on Jan. 17, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Nov. 30 that the man accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington last week may have been radicalized after entering the United States. The suspect—Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a
President Donald Trump waves during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Nov. 25, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump confirmed on Nov. 30 that he has spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid rising tensions between the two nations. “I don’t want to comment on it. The answer
President Donald Trump waves during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Nov. 25, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump confirmed on Nov. 30 that he has spoken with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro amid rising tensions between the two nations. “I don’t want to comment on it. The answer
Washington — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Sunday that a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year “rises to the level of a war crime if it’s true.” “If that reporting is true, it’s a clear violation of the DoD’s own laws of war, as well as international
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone, in this file photo. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has announced that, in line with its guidance, multiple federal agencies terminated contracts worth nearly $300 million last week, coming amid claims that the task force was effectively scrapped
Washington — GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio expressed concern Sunday that the White House-backed proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine is too pro-Russia, while urging that any peace arrangement must look at Russia as a “skeptical adversary.” Turner said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the president’s “goal of peace