First Lady Leads Annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Charity Drive

First Lady Melania Trump speaks to children and military family members at the 2025 Toys for Tots campaign launch at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., on Dec. 8, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times QUANTICO, Va.—First Lady Melania Trump partnered with the Toys for Tots charity for a contribution drive at the Marine Corps

Defense bill limits Pentagon travel funds until boat strike footage released

Washington — Congress is aiming to withhold part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over footage of the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela.  The provision was tucked into a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense policy bill that has passed every year for more six

Illinois Releases Nearly 1,800 Criminal Illegals, Ignores ICE Detainers: DHS

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images Illinois has released 1,768 criminal illegal aliens back into the community this year despite federal detainer requests, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday. Those who were released were convicted of various crimes, including homicide, assault, burglary, robbery, serious drug