US Lawmaker Proposes Airline Sanctions to Pressure Beijing on Rare Earths

House Speaker Mike Johnson (L) and Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, during a news conference at the Capitol on Sept. 10, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) has called on President Donald Trump to suspend China’s commercial aviation landing rights and cut off its access

Prosecution Rests Case in Trial of Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect: 5 Takeaways

Ryan Routh, shown after his arrest on suspicion of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sept. 15, 2024. Martin County Sheriff’s Office via CNN FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Prosecutors called their last witness on Sept. 19 in the trial of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate then-presidential

Voting kicks off in Virginia governor’s race — as Trump policies take center-stage

Early in-person voting began Friday in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, marking one of the first major political contests since last year’s presidential race, and a likely bellwether for President Trump’s policies. The two contenders — Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger — held public appearances Friday to kick off the final

Trump Admin Urges Supreme Court to Remove Legal Protections for Venezuelan Immigrants

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Sept. 19 for an emergency order letting it revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 300,000 Venezuelan immigrants in the United States. The emergency application in Noem v. National TPS Alliance was

Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Sheds Light on Shifting Role of Late-Night Hosts

Show host Jimmy Kimmel delivers his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles on March 10, 2024. Mike Blake/Reuters At the start of his late-night debut in 2003, Jimmy Kimmel fared well in ratings as an apolitical comedian who refrained from controversy, before making a major shift over the years and

Trump Confirms 3rd Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean

A drug cartel vessel burns following a U.S. military strike, the third such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks, in a still from video released on Sept. 19, 2025. President Donald Trump via Truth Social via Reuters U.S. military forces carried out their third strike against an alleged drug-smuggling boat