|January 26, 2026Updated:January 26, 2026CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—For the first time in more than 50 years, NASA has mounted a rocket on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for a manned flight around the moon.The super heavy lift rocket is called the Space Launch System. Fueled by more…

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party Monday by rejecting calls from Democrats to defund or abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal immigration authorities. Fetterman, a moderate Democrat, said he opposed a lapse in funding for federal immigration authorities…

A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a ruling that blocks restrictions on tactics being used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while dealing with anti-ICE agitators in Minnesota. The ruling by the three-judge panel 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals put a stay on…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesWASHINGTON—Senate Homeland Security Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) joined his House counterpart in asking the heads of key agencies in the Homeland Security Department to testify before Congress in the wake…

Drama between Border Czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been trickling into the media for months, and President Donald Trump’s decision to send the former to Minnesota is adding fuel to the fire. In recent weeks, it’s been reported that Homan had been sidelined by Noem,…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ran on a message of making the Big Apple more affordable for everyday Americans, but some of his actions in the first few weeks of his tenure have served to undercut that reality.In the early days of his time as mayor, Mamdani has already…

President Donald Trump said he had a “very good” call with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and announced that border czar Tom Homan will meet with him, as riots continue to erupt in the city amid a federal immigration enforcement operation.Trump shared the update in a post on Truth Social, signaling…

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Nov. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesU.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Monday said nobody thinks the actions of a man who was shot by a Border Patrol agent in…

Minnesota has taken center stage in the immigration debate in recent months. First, for the billions in taxpayer funds allegedly swindled away by (mostly) Somali scammers. Then, for contentious interactions between federal agents and left-wing protesters, some of which have turned deadly.  Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly turned…

FIRST ON FOX: A Chicago area physical education teacher is on administrative leave and facing calls to lose his job over a Facebook post last week offering support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).”GO ICE,” the teacher at West Chicago’s Gary Elementary School, posted on Facebook last week. Shortly after the…