Trump Says US Helicopter Pilots Were ‘Hit Pretty Bad’ During Maduro Raid

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others in New York City on Jan. 5, 2026. Reuters/Adam Gray President Donald Trump said that U.S. military

U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orbán

The United States and Hungary signed a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement on Monday, as the Trump administration deepened bilateral ties with a controversial ally at a politically sensitive moment for Budapest.  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Budapest for meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and senior members of his government, during

REPLAY: Rubio Visits Hungary, Holds Joint Press Conference With Prime Minister Orban

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio participates in a signing ceremony for the U.S.–Hungary Intergovernmental Agreement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and holds a joint media session with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, at 5 a.m. ET on Feb. 16. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

Rubio Visits Hungary, Holds Joint Press Conference With Prime Minister Orban

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio participates in a signing ceremony for the U.S.–Hungary Intergovernmental Agreement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and holds a joint media session with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, at 5 a.m. ET on Feb. 16. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

DHS government shutdown is underway. Here are the services affected.

Washington — The Department of Homeland Security remains officially shut down since funding ran out at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its operations before a stopgap measure lapsed.  Without funding, some DHS functions will cease, although the impact will likely be more widely felt after President’s Day

Obama: Odds are aliens are real but I saw no signs of contact while president

After setting social media abuzz by saying on a podcast over the weekend that aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn’t see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us.” During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tylor Cohen, Obama was asked, “Are aliens real?” “They’re real,” he answered,

Jeffries Says Democrats Ready to Spend Millions on Virginia Redistricting Measure

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Feb. 15 that Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to make Virginia’s redistricting plan successful in a bid to counter Republican moves in