Travis Gillmore

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Travis Gillmore

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump issued a warning to California on May 27 that he intends to rescind federal education funds if the state does not abide by his executive order that banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. “California ... continues to ILLEGALLY allow MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS,”  the president wrote on his Truth Social platform. He criticized officials, including California Gov.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Travis Gillmore

The graduating class consisted of 1,002 cadets; approximately 82 percent of the students who enrolled four years ago. 5/24/2025Updated: 5/24/2025WEST POINT, N.Y.—President Donald Trump returned to the Army’s United States Military Academy—known as West Point—on May 24 to deliver the graduation commencement address to the class of 2025. Thousands in attendance roared in approval when the president appeared sporting a trademark red Make America Great Again hat.

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Travis Gillmore

Bombs, landmines, and other explosive devices in Ukraine are killing some of the world’s most valuable soil, creating hazards, and releasing high levels of dangerous and pervasive pollution that experts warn could leave the region permanently damaged. “The big problem right now is contamination; it’s landmines. It’s just one massive landmine,” Olena Lennon, adjunct professor and practitioner in residence at the University of New Haven’s Department of National Security, told The Epoch Times.

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Travis Gillmore

President Donald Trump signed a bill into law May 19 which aims to mitigate the spread of nonconsensual intimate imagery and AI-generated deepfakes. “With the rise of AI image generation, women have been harassed with deepfakes and other explicit images distributed against their will,” the president said during the event. “It’s just so horribly wrong, and it’s a very abusive situation ...

3 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Travis Gillmore

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, joined by their wives, second lady Usha Vance and Jeannette Rubio, will lead a U.S. delegation to the Vatican on May 18 for the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV, according to a statement from the White House. Officials noted the significance of the event, with Leo XIV the first American-born pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church and Vance the first Catholic convert to serve as vice president.