Washington — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are heading to Central Texas on Friday to survey the devastation wrought by last week’s deadly flooding, as first responders and family members continue their search for the missing. The Trumps will speak with local officials and first responders in Kerrville, Texas, as the death toll
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in Moscow on April 12, 2023. The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Thursday downplayed the cooling of relations between Moscow and Washington after the United States threatened a new round of sanctions. When asked during a press conference in
Texas health officials are overhauling a program designed to steer people away from abortion following a ProPublica and CBS News investigation that found that the state had funneled tens of millions of taxpayer dollars into the effort while providing little oversight of the spending. The money has been flowing to a network of nonprofit organizations
The seal of the United States Department of State in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters The State Department will move forward with its reorganization plan following a recent Supreme Court ruling, a department spokesperson said on Thursday. The move comes after the Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court ruling that
President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on July 10 that he has struck a new deal with NATO under which the United States will supply weapons to Ukraine amid its ongoing
Yangon — Myanmar’s military leader lauded President Trump and asked him to lift sanctions, the ruling junta said Friday, after a tariff letter from the U.S. president that it has taken as Washington’s first public recognition of its rule. Min Aung Hlaing endorsed Mr. Trump’s false claim that the 2020 U.S. election was stolen, and thanked
The Department of Education in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Multiple agencies updated their policies on July 10 to block illegal immigrants from receiving federal benefits through their programs. The move follows President Donald Trump’s executive order in February directing federal agencies to identify government-funded programs that “permit illegal aliens to