Maduro vows to declare a “republic in arms” if U.S. forces attack Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean. Maduro claimed eight U.S. military vessels “with 1,200 missiles” were targeting his country, calling them “the greatest threat that has been seen on our continent

Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs After Decades of ‘One-Sided’ Trade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump greet each other during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Sept. 1 that India has offered to cut its tariffs on U.S. products to zero, describing the move as

Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs were ruled illegal. What happens now?

President Trump has claimed the authority to bypass Congress and impose sweeping tariffs on foreign products, arguing the import duties are necessary to strengthen the U.S. economy. Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his path. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that Mr. Trump went too far

Trump Calls on Pharmaceutical Companies to ‘Justify Success’ of COVID-19 Vaccines

President Donald Trump greets Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before speaking at an event on Health Technology in the East Room of the White House on July 30, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sept. 1 said that pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer, should make public information they’ve shared with him about