By Savannah Hulsey Pointer President Donald Trump’s illegal immigrant deportation push has officials looking for new places to put illegal immigrants if their home nations won’t accept their citizens back. Section 241(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act requires that Immigration and Customs Enforcement send deportees back to their nation of origin, or the country […]
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38 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Fully Fund 9/11 Health Program
By Bill Pan A bipartisan group of 39 attorneys general are calling on Congress to secure long-term funding of a health care program they call a “lifeline” for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In a May 19 letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general warned that the current funding […]
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United Airlines Cancels 10 Percent of Daily Flights From Newark Amid FAA Staffing and Equipment Failures
By Rudy Blalock United Airlines cut 35 flights a day—10 percent of daily flights—from its Newark Liberty International Airport hub in New Jersey starting May 3. In a letter to customers on May 2, United CEO Scott Kirby cited persistent air traffic control equipment failures and severe staffing shortages at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
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China’s ‘Weaponized Negotiation’ Could Backfire, Expert Says
By Sean Tseng Beijing recently tightened export controls on some critical rare earth elements, ratcheting up its tariff standoff with Washington. By monopolizing more than 90 percent of global rare earth processing, China has long held these 17 elements as a strategic chokepoint. Analysts say Beijing’s new export-licensing rules—ostensibly applying to all countries, but aimed […]
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Trump Rules Out 3rd Term, Names Rubio and Vance as Best 2028 Contenders
By Rachel Acenas President Donald Trump has shut down speculation about serving a third term and named Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the best contenders to replace him in 2028. During an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” with anchor Kristen Welker on Sunday, Trump was pressed on whether […]
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Key Takeaways From the April Jobs Report
By Andrew Moran Employment growth beat market estimates in April, even as businesses and consumers worry about President Donald Trump’s tariff plans impacting the U.S. economy. New jobs surged 177,000 for the month, higher than the consensus forecast of 130,000. While this was down from March’s downwardly adjusted 185,000, the April reading was higher than […]
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HHS to Require Placebo-Controlled Trials for New Vaccines
By Zachary Stieber Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is requiring all new vaccines to be tested against placebos before being licensed, officials said on April 30. The requirement is “a radical departure from past practices,” a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told The Epoch Times in an email. “Except […]
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Make America Healthy Again Movement Extends Beyond Its Architect
By Jeff Louderback For avid supporters, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement itself is not new. It began long before Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign and subsequent confirmation as health secretary. “The principles of the MAHA movement were once a way of life all over the country decades ago,” Samantha Rayburn, a 40-year-old […]
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Legal Battles, Accusations of Bias as America’s Public Media Faces Uncertain Future
By Brad Jones President Donald Trump’s plans to cut government spending and reduce funding to public media have ruffled feathers in Washington and triggered lawsuits from journalists whose jobs at Voice of America and other tax-payer-funded media agencies have been threatened. Trump signed an executive order on March 14, slashing funding at seven agencies and […]
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US Stocks Roar Back in Roller-Coaster Week, Led by Gold Producers, Big Tech
By Panos Mourdoukoutas U.S. stocks continued their roller-coaster ride this week, driven by rising Treasury bond yields and media headlines that stirred investor sentiment. All major averages posted weekly gains, thanks to two strong rallies on April 9 and April 11, led by gold producers and big tech. The S&P 500 index ended April 11 […]
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DHS Reminds Illegal Immigrants to Comply With Registration Mandate Before Deadline
By Bill Pan The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reminding those in the United States illegally to register with the government, following a legal victory that cleared the path for the policy to move forward. In a statement issued April 11, the DHS announced that individuals who have been in the country for more […]
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DOGE Says It Entered Peace Institute Building With Police Escort Amid Alleged Standoff
By Jack Phillips The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said its staffers, along with acting U.S. Institute of Peace President Kenneth Jackson, entered the institute’s headquarters in Washington with police amid what it described as a standoff. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote on the social media platform Bluesky that he was at the building to […]
