Military Adopts New Method for Measuring Body Fat

U.S. Army soldiers conduct the two-mile run portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test during a fitness competition at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany, on May 11, 2025. Spc. Sar Paw/U.S. Army via DVIDS The Pentagon has directed the U.S. military to begin evaluating troops on their body fat composition using waist-to-height ratio measurements. According

Trump to Release New Health Care Affordability Plan in Coming Days

President Donald Trump speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Hotel and Casino in Detroit, Michigan on Jan. 13, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump dropped hints of an upcoming health-care affordability plan in remarks to the Detroit Economic Club on Jan. 13. “Later this week, I’ll announce our health care

Mass exodus at DOJ Civil Rights Division, sources say

Several career prosecutors in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced they are leaving the department, shortly after they learned there would be no civil rights probe into the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal immigration agent, according to six sources briefed on the matter. At least six prosecutors, most of whom

Trump warns U.S. “will take very strong action” if Iran hangs protesters

President Trump threatened to “take very strong action” if Iranian authorities begin hanging anti-government protesters this week. “We will take very strong action. If they do such a thing, we will take very strong action,” Mr. Trump told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil during an exclusive network interview in Dearborn, Michigan, airing Tuesday night. 

6 Minn. federal prosecutors resign amid Renee Good investigation pressures

At least six career prosecutors in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney’s office — including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson — have resigned as the office continues to face pressure to treat the investigation of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer as an assault on a federal officer case. Thompson also previously

In Motor City, Trump Credits Tariffs for ‘Unbelievable Success’

President Donald Trump walks with Executive chair of Ford Motor Company Bill Ford Jr. (L), and CEO of Ford Motor Company Jim Farley as they tour the Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on Jan. 13, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images DETROIT—President Donald Trump celebrated the use of tariffs to generate revenue for the federal

Trump: Federal Payments to Sanctuary Cities to Be Suspended Feb. 1

President Donald Trump speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on Jan. 13, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the federal government will suspend payments to so-called sanctuary cities who defy federal immigration enforcement. “Starting February 1, we’re not making any payments to