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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 27, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Trump Admin Promptly Fires New Interim US Attorney

The move echoed a similar Justice Department decision that was made earlier this month in New York.

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Ivan Pentchoukov
National Editor 

Ivan Pentchoukov
National Editor 

Good morning! It’s Monday. 

 

“The good guys are stronger than the bad guys.”

 

That’s what an American official said after confirming that the Mexican military killed the leader of one of the most powerful, fastest-growing, and aggressive cartels.

 

Here are today’s top stories:

  • An armed man in his 20s was shot and killed by Secret Service agents on Sunday as he allegedly tried to unlawfully enter a secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
  • A massive winter storm, which officials described as the worst in decades, brought blizzard conditions to millions of people on the East Coast.
  • Over the past month, the U.S. military has amassed dozens of strike capabilities in the Middle East as President Donald Trump demands that the Iranian regime submit to new security constraints. Here are the key U.S. military assets currently deployed in or moving to the Middle East and how they could come into play.
  • Dozens of websites linked to Chinese companies have been used to push Beijing’s propaganda overseas while pretending to be legacy Western outlets, according to a report by Graphika, which specializes in research into foreign influence.
  • 🍵 Health: Try these five simple exercises for maximum shoulder health.
 

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EXECUTIVE BRANCH

US Trade Representative Says Nations Are Not Backing Out of Tariff Deals

 

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a press conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2026. (Franck Robichon / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Japanese Prime Minister Not Afraid to Take On Beijing

Buoyed by recent electoral wins, Takaichi is moving the country to a defensive posture against China. (Read more)

 

✨ Inspired

Jan Heinsbroek (inset, center) paints optical illusions on the walls of otherwise dreary building to rejuvenate communities. (Courtesy of Jan Heinsbroek)

Urban Artist Paints Optical Illusions on Boring Buildings to Revive Dreary Neighborhoods—And They’re Amazing

“I used to be scared of heights,” Heinsbroek, 42, told The Epoch Times, speaking of the enormous painting project, now displayed in his hometown of Utrecht, Netherlands. “But after a few days I got used [to it].” (Read more)

 

✍️ Opinion

KAY RUBACEK

The Thread We Cannot Let Go

Most people have never heard of Mrinank Sharma. That is part of the problem. (Read more)

BRYAN BRULOTTE

Restoring the Public Service

Over the past decade, many Canadians have come to believe that the federal public service has lost its capacity to deliver services competently, consistently, and cost effectively. This perception is not ideological. (Read more)

 

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