Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon

President Donald Trump has announced a 10-day pause in fighting in Lebanon. He added that Israel’s prime minister and the president of Lebanon will be invited to the White House. War Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran’s leadership the United States is tracking the regime’s every move and is ready for action. He said American fo…

California Teachers’ Union Endorses Billionaire Tom Steyer, Who Attended Elite Phillips Exeter Academy and Sent Kids to Private School

The union had backed disgraced California Democrat Eric Swalwell and now says Steyer has demonstrated a ‘depth of commitment to educator unions we expect’ Tom Steyer / Getty Images California’s largest teachers’ union has endorsed Tom Steyer for California governor, throwing its weight behind a billionaire hedge fund mogul who opposes school choice and sent

House Subcommittee Holds Budget Hearing on Homeland Security Agencies

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security holds a budget hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Secret Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEM… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

Hegseth Takes Aim at Iranian Regime ‘Pirates and Terrorists’ and ‘Legacy Trump-Hating Press’ in News Conference

Hegseth compared mainstream outlets to Pharisees who persecuted Jesus, saying their ‘politically motivated animus’ toward Trump blinds them to US military success Pete Hegseth (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth taunted the Iranian regime as a group of “pirates and terrorists” during a Thursday morning press briefing and laid into the “legacy Trump-hating

Lawmakers Press RFK Jr. on Vaccines

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 16 faced lawmakers both critical and supportive of actions regarding vaccines made by himself and agencies under his oversight. Multiple

House Votes Down Iran War Powers Resolution

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives on April 16 voted down a resolution urging President Donald Trump to end the ongoing war in Iran. The measure, introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), failed by a vote of 213–214, largely along party lines, underscoring

Federal judge blocks above-ground White House ballroom construction

A federal judge on Thursday said above-ground work on the White House East Wing must stop, but underground construction on a presidential bunker can continue.  U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, who in March temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to replace the White House’s East Wing, clarified his order Thursday after a federal appeals