President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Aug. 13, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to end the war in Ukraine after their summit in Alaska on Friday. “There will
Firearms on display at the Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit in Knoxville, Tenn., on Aug. 9, 2025. Michael Clements/The Epoch Times Fifteen states have joined a federal lawsuit calling for the National Firearms Act of 1934 to be abolished as an unconstitutional gun registry. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made the announcement at the
Washington — President Trump is visiting the Kennedy Center Wednesday where he’s announcing this year’s Kennedy Center honorees after working to overhaul the D.C. cultural institution in recent months. “This is a very exciting project,” Mr. Trump said. “We’re going to do something that will go rapidly, relatively inexpensively, and we’ll make it better than
A hearing is held on the Newsom v. Trump case at 1 p.m. ET on Aug. 13. It addresses California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the State of California’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and the Department of Defense. The case challenges the legality and constitutionality of the California Nationa… Original
A hearing is held on the Newsom v. Trump case at 1 p.m. ET on Aug. 13. It addresses California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the State of California’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and the Department of Defense. The case challenges the legality and constitutionality of the California Nationa… Original
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stand near a gate at a detention center in Newark, N.J., on May 7, 2025. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received more than 100,000 job applications from Americans, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Aug. 12. “Our country is calling you to
This April 5, 2020, photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a Detroit resident. Paul Sancya/AP Photo President Donald Trump is seeking to change how the U.S. Census Bureau collects data and exclude illegal immigrants from the U.S. Census. Trump ordered the Commerce Department to do so and announced the plan