The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will stop giving out visas to nationals of dozens of countries who are seeking to move to the U.S. permanently, escalating its broad crackdown on legal immigration. The State Department, which oversees visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates, said it would indefinitely pause the issuance of immigrant visas
The first U.S. sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, has been completed, according to an administration official. The details of the sale haven’t yet been disclosed, although the official said more sales are expected in the coming days and weeks. President Trump has said the U.S. will sell 30 million to 50 million
U.S. President Donald Trump walks down the air stairs after landing on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 13, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday relayed information that planned executions of protestors in Iran are expected to be canceled. “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is
The Trump administration’s push to change the Defense Department’s name to the Department of War could cost nine figures, according to a new estimate by Congress’ budget watchdog. President Trump signed an executive order last September to start the process of renaming the federal government’s largest employer. The agency now refers to itself as the Department
A federal three-judge panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California upheld Prop 50, ruling that Democrats can proceed in using their newly redrawn congressional maps in the state for the 2026 midterm elections. The court found “that the evidence presented reflects that Proposition 50 was exactly what it was billed as: a political gerrymander
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times A doctor who until recently was one of the most senior officials at the Food and Drug Administration said in his first public comments since his resignation that he left because promises that were made to him
President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 14, 2026. Trump is expected to sign a series of bills including a bill to allow the sell of whole milk in school cafeterias across the country. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Jan.