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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on May 17 to discuss the outcome of the recent U.S.–China summit in Beijing and reaffirm cooperation between Washington and Seoul amid growing geopolitical tensions in…

The Senate’s nonpartisan referee has rejected a bid by Republicans to fund $1 billion for the White House ballroom expansion and other White House security upgrades. According to Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, the $1 billion proposal breaks the rules of…

FLORENCE, Ky.—Fighting for his political survival amid President Donald Trump’s push to remove him from Congress, libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) took the stage at a weekend campaign rally and proclaimed that his gathering on May 19 would be “a…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to join Ed Gallrein, the Trump-endorsed Republican primary candidate for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District at a May 18 event in the state, a day before voters head to the polls in Gallrein’s race…

China has agreed to address concerns over shortages of rare earths and other critical minerals that stemmed from export controls imposed in retaliation to U.S. tariffs, the White House said on May 17. In a fact sheet, the White House…

An administrative consolidation of federal wildland firefighting resources will be tested in the coming months, with the National Interagency Fire Center warning more than 60 percent of the United States is now in drought and AccuWeather projecting that up to…

Notable moments from the past week in America.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday delivered a new warning to Iran’s leadership and said that Tehran must move quickly or “there won’t be anything left,” providing an update on what the administration wants from the regime as a tentative…

Tracy Beth Hoeg, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug research center, said on May 15 that she had been fired from her position, days after the FDA commissioner resigned. “Today I was fired I’m incredibly grateful to…

The U.S. government has allowed an April 17 sanctions waiver on certain Russian oil shipments to expire, ending a policy that permitted some Russian crude already loaded onto tankers to continue being sold and transported through global markets without triggering…

WASHINGTON—In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, the United States’ Special Envoy to Greenland, described his plans for his inaugural trip to the Danish territory, which is scheduled for May 17 through May 20. He…

Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming ousted incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the Republican primary election in Louisiana on Saturday. Letlow won more than 45.2 percent of the vote, while Fleming received 28.3 percent, and…

During U.S. President Donald Trump’s two-day trip to China, Beijing enacted one of its most extensive security operations, closing roads, deploying thousands of police and SWAT officers, and locking down large sections of the capital. More than 2,000 security personnel were…

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed sailors from the USS Gerald R. Ford returning from deployment on May 16. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy, returned to its homeport in…

Taiwan on May 16 pressed the case for continued U.S. arms support and closer security cooperation after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had not yet decided whether to move forward with a major weapons package for the self-governing island,…

President Donald Trump reaffirmed the U.S.–Japan alliance in a telephone call with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on May 15, hours after concluding two days of meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump joined the call from aboard…

HURON, Ohio—Standing amid a vibrantly colored sea of microgreens at his family’s farm in northern Ohio, Bob Jones laments about what he calls the real cost of cheap food. “We spend the cheapest amount per capita on food of any…

Two lawmakers—Reps. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) and Tom Kean (R-N.J.)—have been missing from Congress for weeks as their peers take up key pieces of legislation. Both have been dealing with health issues and missed a long list of votes as Republicans…

Louisiana voters head to the polls on May 16 for limited primary elections after the state’s U.S. House primaries were postponed until the fall. The marquee contest is the Republican Senate primary, where incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a difficult…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on May 15 that U.S. and Nigerian armed forces had killed the second-in-command of the ISIS terrorist group globally. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the ISIS leader killed in the operation was identified…