U.S forces patrol near the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska after it was boarded and seized by U.S. forces, at a location given as the Arabian Sea, in this handout image released April 20, 2026. U.S. Central Command via X/Handout via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has raised new concerns about Beijing’s possible role in
Nearly all U.S. health care is government-subsidized through direct payments, assistance with premium payments, tax deductions, or tax exemptions. Add to My List Save By Lawrence Wilson | April 22, 2026Updated:April 22, 2026 Nearly everyone who receives health care in the United States benefits from a government subsidy. Federal, state, and local governments assist in
The deep-pocketed foundation says the study will ‘lay the groundwork’ for a bill that puts oil companies on the hook for ‘climate adaptation costs’ Wes Moore (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The left-wing environmental nonprofit Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF) is bankrolling a study commissioned by Maryland governor Wes Moore (D.) to “assess the undue burden Marylanders are
Stanford University is awarding five times as much money to a campus drag troupe as to an undergraduate veterans association after students overwhelmingly approved the grants in a campus-wide vote. The grants, which are funded by student dues, also include $175,000 for the Muslim Student Union—more than the budget for every Christian student group combined,
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18 to expand access to psychedelic drugs as treatments for Americans with mental health disorders. The order directed federal agencies to accelerate the process of research and approval for psychedelics, including ibogaine, a plant-derived compound currently classified as a Schedule I substance. We had a problem
Election officials assist voters in casting their ballot in the primary vote at Bruns Avenue Elementary School, Mecklenburg County Precinct 12, in Charlotte, N.C. , on March 3, 2026. Grant Baldwin/Getty Images Attorneys general from a dozen states on April 20 asked to intervene in two lawsuits that oppose President Donald Trump’s executive order on
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Republicans on Tuesday agreed to move forward on a blueprint for a party-line budget resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement functions. In a 52–46 vote, the Senate approved moving forward the measure put forward by Senate