The U.S. military conducted another strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Tuesday, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News. The attack targeted a vessel in the Caribbean Sea and killed four people on board. Since September, U.S. forces have destroyed at least 20 vessels in international waters, killing at least 80 people. The Trump
The United States Mint discontinued the penny on Nov. 12, bringing an end to the 1-cent coin that had been produced since the 1700s. The least valuable piece of U.S. currency had become the most expensive one to produce, costing more than three times the coin’s face value. As the Trump administration takes measures to
Washington — The longest government shutdown in history came to an end on Wednesday after 43 days and more than a dozen attempts to reopen the government. Here’s how the shutdown started, and eventually came to an end: A Senate standoff The standoff began in late September as lawmakers faced a deadline to fund the
Alexandria, Va. — Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James are in court Thursday to argue that the federal indictments against their clients should be dismissed because Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. attorney in Virginia is unlawful. The court decided to consolidate the arguments for dismissal soon
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte gives joint press statements at 8:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 13 in Geilenkirchen, Germany, with Hendrik Wüst, minister-president of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Maj. Gen. Andreas Korb, commander of NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control Force. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting –
The U.S. Department of Labor in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated on Nov. 12 that the government shutdown may have prevented key October economic data from ever being released. House lawmakers voted to end the six-week-old spending impasse in a 222–209 vote on Wednesday,
Updated 23m ago The 2025 U.S. government shutdown, by the numbers The longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history came to a close Wednesday night when President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30, ending a 43-day-long impasse. The shutdown impacted 42 million federal food aid recipients, 670,000 furloughed federal