US Lawmakers Head to Denmark as Trump Presses Bid to Take Over Greenland

Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 6, 2020. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Denmark on Jan. 16 for talks with Danish and Greenlandic leaders, as President Donald Trump continues his push to annex Greenland. The delegation, led by Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), also includes

US Lawmakers in Denmark Seek to ‘Lower the Temperature’ Amid Trump Bid to Take Over Greenland

Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Oct. 6, 2020. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers meeting with leaders in Denmark and Greenland on Friday said they are attempting to “lower the temperature,” as President Donald Trump continues his push to annex Greenland, and assured the European nations that

Trump, Schumer Hold Rare Meeting at White House to Discuss Gateway Tunnel Project

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) held a rare meeting at the White House on Thursday to discuss an array of issues. Schumer’s top concern was the

New details released on fatal Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good by ICE officer

A union representing Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport employees says more than a dozen workers have been apprehended by ICE on the job — sometimes inside the terminal. Wade Luneburg with the Unite Here Local 17 union represents 1,600 people working in airport concessions and in-flight catering. He says airport employees need to pass vigorous federal

US Accuses South Africa of ‘Cozying Up’ to Iran Amid Protest Clampdown

An Iranian vessel sails in False Bay, near the Simon’s Town Naval base for naval exercises in South Africa’s waters, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 16, 2026. Esa Alexander/Reuters The United States has accused South Africa of undermining regional maritime security by allowing Iranian military participation in naval exercises held in South African

U.S. lawmakers seek to reassure Denmark amid White House push for Greenland

A bipartisan congressional delegation was to meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials Friday in an effort to show support for Greenland’s territorial integrity despite President Trump’s continued push to acquire the island. The White House had claimed Thursday that discussions involving Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Danish officials earlier this

White House ballroom’s original architect picked for commission reviewing project

James McCrery, once President Trump’s handpicked architect for the White House ballroom, has been appointed to serve on a commission that will review the project he once led.  The appointment was noted in a court filing late Thursday, which confirmed that President Trump appointed four people to serve on the Commission of Fine Arts. McCrery served on