Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon, Monday, July 21, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The Department of Defense (DOD) will not participate in events with think tanks, as it conducts a “thorough vetting” of events in which the Pentagon can participate. “In order
Chairperson of the Republican National Committee Michael Whatley speaks following the inauguration of President Donald Trump during an event at Capital One Arena in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley will run in North Carolina for the U.S. Senate, The Epoch Times has learned, as
Prof. Suresh Naidu urges Columbia to shift more research work overseas Suresh Naidu (sipa.columbia.edu), Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A Columbia University professor in a Wednesday New York Times op-ed condemned the school’s $221 million settlement with the Trump administration over campus anti-Semitism, urging Columbia to move more of its research abroad in response. “This
Washington — Todd Blanche, the second highest-ranking Justice Department official, will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell at the U.S. attorney’s office in Tallahassee on Thursday to discuss convicted sex officer Jeffrey Epstein, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to CBS News. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence at a low-security federal correctional institute in
Washington — President Trump is visiting the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington Thursday, a week after indicating that Fed chair Jerome Powell’s handling of an extensive renovation project on two Fed buildings could be grounds for firing. Mr. Trump has criticized Powell for months because the Fed has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed
London — President Trump is due to arrive Friday for what the White House is calling a “working visit” to Scotland. It’s expected to include a mix of both personal time, and political business. As was the case during his last visit as president in 2018, he is likely to be greeted by protests everywhere he
President Donald Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed at the “Winning the AI Race” summit in Washington on July 23, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration on July 23 recommended strengthening export controls to verify the location of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips; part of wider efforts to