President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump declared on July 8 that he will grant no further extensions beyond Aug. 1 for countries to begin paying reciprocal tariffs, signaling a firm stance, after
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with the media at the White House on June 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Border czar Tom Homan said Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials will ramp up arrests of illegal immigrants following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week. When
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on July 8, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds /AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has unveiled plans to impose a 50 percent tariff on copper. “Today, we’re doing copper,” Trump said at a July 8 Cabinet meeting in front of
An “unknown actor” created a Signal account and used artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact government and foreign officials, according to a State Department cable obtained by CBS News. The cable was sent to “All Diplomatic and Consular Posts,” and alerted them that the account was created in mid-June 2025
Netanyahu to meet with congressional leaders Netanyahu to meet with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill 06:01 Washington — Congressional leaders are meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after some lawmakers accused the Israeli leader of trying to drag the U.S. into another war. Netanyahu is meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson,
People walk past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters, a block from the White House, in Washington on March 6, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will shed 30,000 employees by the end of September through attrition, the agency said on Monday, reversing course from earlier plans to cut more than
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on July 8 that the United States will be moving to ban Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland over national security concerns. During a press conference with