President-elect Donald Trump has nominated CatholicVote president Brian Burch to be the U.S. Ambassador to The Holy See in Rome. Describing Burch as “a devout Catholic,” Trump said, “He has received numerous awards and demonstrated exceptional leadership, helping build one of the largest Catholic advocacy groups in the Country.” “He represented me well during the […]

The Artemis Accords got its 51st signatory this week, with Thailand joining the international agreement on Dec. 16. Created in 2020, the accords are tied to NASA’s Artemis Program and are, according to the administration, intended to “establish a political understanding regarding mutually beneficial practices for the future exploration and use of outer space, with […]

The Trump team is considering Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis as an alternative pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense over the current nominee Pete Hegseth, a source familiar with the transition confirmed to The Epoch Times. The confirmation followed earlier reports from the Associated Press and other media outlets as Hegseth faces scrutiny over […]

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gail Slater as assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division on Dec. 4, with goals to rein in “Big Tech”  and “Make America Competitive Again.” “Big Tech has run wild for years, stifling competition in our most innovative sector and, as we all know, using its market […]

President-elect Donald Trump named commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman as the next administrator for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) on Dec. 4. Trump described Isaacman on Truth Social as “an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut” and someone who “will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements […]

Chad Chronister, the Hillsborough County sheriff in Florida, withdrew his bid to become head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) next year days after being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the role. Chronister posted to X on Dec. 3, stating that he made the decision after considering the “gravity of this very important […]

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters that his department is expecting a record-setting Thanksgiving travel season across the United States and elaborated on how his department has worked to ensure passengers will have a better travel experience. “While there, of course, some factors that affect travel, especially the weather, that are truly out of anybody’s […]

MIAMI—Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody announced she is taking legal action against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell and recently fired supervisor Marn’i Washington for “conspiracy to discriminate against Florida hurricane victims who support President-elect Donald Trump.” Moody is seeking nominal damages, punitive damages in the defendants’ individual capacities, and a declaration […]

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 11 that former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin is his choice to take over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a statement posted to the social media platform Truth Social, Trump said Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash […]

The Associated Press (AP) called Michigan and its 15 electoral votes for President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday. It appears that President-elect Donald Trump is going to win every single battleground state in the 2024 presidential election, as all but two declare him the winner and those other two remain undecided. The AP called Michigan just before […]

WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris made her campaign’s closing argument in a speech at the Ellipse in the nation’s capital on Oct. 29, positing that she is a better candidate for the presidency than former President Donald Trump while promising to seek common ground on challenges. Tens of thousands of people attended the rally located at […]

Former President Donald Trump and previous members of his administration say that claims made by former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly are “patently false.” Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, worked for the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019. He has spoken out multiple times against Trump during the election—most recently in interviews […]

It appears The Washington Post’s decision to forgo endorsing a presidential candidate—for only the second time since 1976—was made by its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to the newspaper. The paper’s decision was initially explained by William Lewis, the publisher and CEO, in an opinion article as a return to the paper’s “roots” of […]

President Joe Biden became the first president to formally apologize to America’s Indian nations for the more than 150 years of forcing tribal children to attend federal Indian boarding schools. “I have a solid responsibility to be the first president to formally apologize to the native peoples, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Native Alaskans for the […]

Most of the United States should expect a warmer and drought-developing winter this year, while colder and wetter conditions will be restricted to the northern parts of the country, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Winter Outlook released Oct. 17. The meteorological winter season runs from December 2024 through February 2025. During […]

TAMPA—Tropical Storm Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico around 1:25 p.m. ET on Oct. 5, and it is expected to bring “life-threatening impacts” to Florida’s Gulf Coast next week, according to the National Hurricane Center. Last spotted 220 miles north-northeast of Veracruz, Mexico, with estimated sustained winds of 40 mph, Milton is forecast to […]

President Joe Biden announced that he will visit North Carolina on Oct. 3, making his first trip to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. “I’m going to North Carolina on Wednesday,” he said in front of members of the press while on a video conference in the Oval Office with both North Carolina’s Gov. […]

President Joe Biden told the residents of states impacted by Hurricane Helene that federal agents “are not leaving until the job is done.” “I’ve directed my team to provide every available resource as fast as possible to your communities, to rescue, recover, and to begin rebuilding,” he said during a press conference at the White […]

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump visited Valdosta, Georgia, on Sept. 30, to assess damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Arriving with supplies organized by North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse, he addressed a crowd of supporters after receiving a briefing from federal, state, and local officials and meeting with business owners. “We’re here today to […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Federal prosecutors are looking to bring a charge of attempted assassination against the man accused of hiding with a gun at a golf course where former President Donald Trump was playing golf in Florida earlier this month, a Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney said in court on Sept. 23. Prosecutor Mark Dispoto […]