The U.S. is withdrawing a small number of personnel as a “precautionary measure” from a major U.S. airbase in Qatar, a U.S. official tells CBS News. The step comes amid President Trump’s threats to target Iran for killing anti-government protesters in a brutal crackdown. The Al Udeid airbase in Doha, Qatar, is the forward operating
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Senate unanimously passed a bill on Jan. 13 allowing victims to sue producers and distributors of deepfake porn videos. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act, or DEFIANCE Act, now goes to the House, where its fate is
The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A House committee advanced a bill on Jan. 14 that would ban future stock trading by members of Congress—with the support of House GOP leadership. The tally in the House Administration Committee was 7–4. We had a problem loading
President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during a Make America Healthy Again Commission Event in the White House on May 22, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump will sign the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Wednesday, overhauling previous U.S.
President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office on Jan. 14, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Jan. 14, overhauling previous Department of Agriculture guidelines that required milk served in school cafeterias to be fat-free or low-fat. It was the first
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition. It was unclear how extensive the bleeding was. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Ross’ injury, but has not
International travelers leave the Customs and Immigration area of Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va., on June 29, 2017. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The United States is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, the State Department told The Epoch Times. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the development in a post on X