A plume of smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on March 17, 2026. Atta Kenare/ AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on March 23 that his administration is not negotiating with Iran’s top leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in ongoing talks and dismissed statements made by Iranian state-run media that talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before departing the White House in Washington on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to testify this week in the trial of former Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), who is accused of
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday heard a major elections dispute involving whether federal law bars states from counting mail ballots that are postmarked by, but received after Election Day. The case before the high court, known as Watson v. RNC, involves Mississippi’s deadline for late-arriving mail ballots and whether its law, as well
A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House — the latest effort by the Trump administration to honor the explorer whose legacy has drawn increasing criticism in recent years. The statue is a replica of one that was tossed into Baltimore’s
The president threatened to ‘obliterate’ the Islamic Republic’s power plants after Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz Donald Trump (Alex Wong/Getty Images) President Donald Trump announced that he will postpone U.S. airstrikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while the two sides engage in talks aimed at ending the ongoing military engagement, indicating later Monday morning that
President Donald Trump departs the White House on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Congress should not pass a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until Democrats help support a bill that requires people registering to vote to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. In
Washington — President Trump said early Monday that he is postponing airstrikes on Iran’s power plants after “very good and productive conversations” over the last two days about reopening the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran’s foreign ministry denied any such talks. “I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes