White House Planning to Reactivate Civil War-Era Court to Accelerate Theft of Iranian Oil

US To Start New Trade Talks With Mexico Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration said Wednesday it will begin a series of trade negotiations with Mexico this week tied to the first review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with no talks involving Canada announced so far. The talks are part of the first formal review process for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement since it replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2020. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a tour of the Atomic Industries manufacturing facility in Warren,...

'Obvious Dangers': Gabbard Probing US Funding To International Biolabs Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other intelligence officials are investigating U.S. funding to overseas laboratories handling biological research. Initial searches of intelligence files showed that the U.S. government has provided money to more than 120 biolaboratories in more than 30 countries, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told The Epoch Times in an email on May 12. That includes biolabs in Ukraine that “may be at risk of...

Defunct US-Russia Arms Control Talks Should Have Started 'Yesterday': Kremlin There are two familiar trends related to the Ukraine war which have persisted. The White House is still reportedly trying to get creative regarding some kind of deal that would east tensions between Moscow and the West - including potential sanctions relief for the release of political prisoners - but at the same time the rhetoric between Russia and Europe has gotten increasingly dangerous. The Kremlin this week highlighted another big issue which serves as an ongoing source of broader tensions....