Pentagon Will Send 200 Marines to Florida to Support ICE

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Washington on March 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. military said on July 3 that it would send 200 Marines to the Sunshine State to offer administrative and logistical support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The soldiers will be the first wave sent from

Trump to Begin Sending Letters to Countries to Set Tariff Rates

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for Florida from the White House on July 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on July 3 that he would begin sending letters to U.S. trading partners “probably tomorrow” to set their tariff levels. During a press briefing beside Air Force One

Trump Signs Order to Improve National Parks by Charging Foreign Tourists More

The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park on June 27, 2024. Melina Chan/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on July 3 aimed at enhancing the U.S. national parks by increasing entrance fees for foreign tourists and developing a multi-agency commission. The first order, “Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our

Trump signs executive order calling for foreign tourists to pay higher national park fees

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling on the national park system to charge higher entry fees for foreign visitors. It instructs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — who oversees the National Park Service — to “develop a strategy” to hike entrance fees and recreation pass fees for non-U.S. residents at any national park that

Staffing cuts to national parks could pose safety concerns for summer visitors

Assateague Island, Maryland — The shoreline of Maryland’s Assateague Island is a familiar place for surfer Zack Tyndall. A former firefighter paramedic, Tyndall often helped beachgoers there — but now, as the mayor of nearby Berlin, Maryland, he says safety isn’t guaranteed. “I don’t want to see anybody drown,” Tyndall told CBS News. “We had

CBS News poll on why Americans fly the flag

As July 4 nears, here’s something a lot of Americans agree on: Many will fly the flag, they will do so out of patriotism, and seeing the flag connotes the same feeling.  Images of the flag have always abounded in politics, of course, but most Americans don’t display it themselves to make a political statement