Construction is underway on a ballroom being added to the East Wing of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy /The Epoch Times A U.S. appeals court on April 17 put on hold a lower court order that had halted construction of the White House ballroom, allowing the project to proceed
The Internal Revenue Service in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Settlement talks are underway between President Donald Trump and the IRS over a $10 billion lawsuit Trump filed against the tax collection agency, according to a federal court filing submitted on April 17 in Miami. Trump’s lawyers asked a U.S. district
President Trump has signed an executive order to ease restrictions on the psychedelic ibogaine, signaling the administration’s willingness to further U.S. research into the drug, which is used in some countries to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Mr. Trump was joined by health officials including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and podcaster
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA event at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Ariz., on April 17, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images PHOENIX—President Donald Trump predicted a Republican sweep in November’s midterms and pledged to press ahead with his “America First” agenda amid chants of “USA! USA!” during a rally in
A map shows the Strait of Hormuz, in this illustration taken on June 22, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters Iran’s military said on April 18 it has reinstated “strict military oversight” over the Strait of Hormuz due to Washington’s ongoing naval blockade of Iranian shipping, signaling an apparent reversal to a brief reopening of the critical global
Construction of a ballroom and presidential bunker at the White House will continue for now, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted an administrative stay of an order earlier this week that blocked most above-ground construction. The next hearing in the case is set for June 5, according to the court’s briefing
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon arrival Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Ariz., on April 17, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on April 17 that talks aimed at ending the war in Iran are ongoing and will carry on over the weekend, though he suggested that