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Morning Brief
Start your day with clarity. The Morning Brief brings you essential news stories, curated by Epoch Times national editor Ivan Pentchoukov and hosted by Keegan and Helen Billings.
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Morning BriefTrump Orders Military, Justice Officials to Quell Riots in LA
Here are the stories shaping the day: President Donald Trump ordered military and Justice Department officials to respond to the riots in Los Angeles. With…
Morning BriefTrump and Musk Quarrel Over Policy Differences
Here are the stories shaping the day: Simmering policy disagreements between President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk devolved into open conflict on…
Morning Brief5 Takeaways on Fallout From Ukraine’s Attack on Russian Nuclear Bombers
Here are the stories shaping the day: President Donald Trump suspended new visas for foreign nationals from 12 countries and ordered partial visa suspensions…
Morning Brief50 Percent Global Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
Here are the stories shaping the day: President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum went into effect at midnight on June 4, following…
Morning BriefCDC Urges All Americans Traveling Abroad to Get Vaccinated Against Measles
Here are the stories shaping the day: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging all Americans traveling internationally, regardless of…
Morning BriefFBI Names Suspect in Flamethrower Terrorist Attack in Colorado
Here are the stories shaping the day: The FBI has named the suspect in Sunday’s terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman…
Morning BriefUS Ramps Up Visa Scrutiny For All Chinese Nationals
Here are the stories shaping the day: The U.S. State Department is ramping up its scrutiny of all Chinese nationals currently in the United States on a visa…
Morning BriefUS to Begin Aggressively Revoking Chinese Student Visas
Here are the stories shaping the day: The United States will begin aggressively revoking the visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the…
Morning BriefFBI Revisiting High-Profile Cases
Here are the stories shaping the day: The FBI is reopening or revisiting several high-profile investigations, including the unexploded pipe bombs on January 6…
Morning BriefWhite House Asks Supreme Court to Lift Restriction on Deportations
Here are the stories shaping the day: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order restricting the Department of Homeland…
Morning BriefWhat’s Inside Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
Here are the stories shaping the day: The House of Representatives approved President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” in a 215–214 vote on Thursday…
Morning BriefHouse Panel Sends GOP Megabill to Floor After Marathon Session
Here are the stories shaping the day: The House Rules Committee late on Wednesday advanced a sweeping bill to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda after a…
Morning BriefFDA to Require Trial Data on Vaccines for Healthy People Under 65
Here are the stories shaping the day: The Food and Drug Administration will not approve COVID-19 vaccines for many Americans absent trial data showing that the…
Morning BriefAmerican YouTubers Are Getting Paid to Spread 'Sophisticated' CCP Propaganda
Here are the stories shaping the day: Signs of the Chinese regime’s influence are becoming more prevalent on YouTube, especially in English-language content…
Morning BriefKey House Panel Clears Trump Agenda Bill
Here are the stories shaping the day: Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of cancer. The House Budget Committee on Sunday…
Morning BriefKey Takeaways From Supreme Court Hearing, $200 Billion UAE Deal
Here are the stories shaping the day: The Supreme Court heard arguments on the Trump administration’s request to lift nationwide injunctions placed on the…
Morning BriefTrump Strikes ‘Historic’ Qatar Deal
Here are the stories shaping the day: President Donald Trump announced more than $243.5 billion in economic deals between the United States and Qatar on…
Morning BriefGrand Jury Indicts Wisconsin Judge
Here are the stories shaping the day: Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday. She was arrested last month…
Morning BriefUS-China 90-Day Trade Deal: What We Know So Far
Here are the stories shaping the day: The United States and China reached a 90-day agreement aimed at relieving trade tensions between the two countries…
Morning BriefZelenskyy Agrees to Meet Putin
Here are the stories shaping the day: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, agreeing to meet him in…
Morning BriefWhat to Know About Robert Francis Prevost: The First American Pope
Here are the stories shaping the day: The U.S. and U.K. struck a tentative trade deal. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on May 8, becoming Pope…
Morning BriefJudge Blocks Trump Admin From Swiftly Deporting Illegal Immigrants to Libya
Here are the stories shaping the day: A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting illegal immigrants to Libya. The National Institutes…
Morning BriefChina Ramped Up Fentanyl Precursor Production to Target US, Expert Says
Here are the stories shaping the day: The Supreme Court allowed the U.S. military to ban troops who identify as transgender, while litigation challenging the…
Morning BriefHouse Backs Bill Targeting Forced Organ Harvesting in China
Here are the stories shaping the day: The House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at ending Beijing’s persecution of the spiritual group Falun Gong…
Morning BriefTrump Names Two Best Contenders to Replace Him in 2028
Today’s top news: President Donald Trump said he has no plans to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods in order to bring about negotiations. In the same interview…