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An aerial view shows damage to a farmhouse from a tornado near Rockton, Ill., on April 18, 2026. The storm that passed through the area was part of a weather system that resulted in more than 30 tornadoes in the Midwest. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Epoch Times Staff
4/19/2026Updated: 4/19/2026
Construction cranes are seen, from the Washington Monument, on the site of the former East Wing of the White House on April 17, 2026. A federal judge released a revised order on April 16 blocking the Trump administration from above-ground construction work on the proposed White House ballroom, although the ruling was stalled a few days later on appeal. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Construction cranes are seen, from the Washington Monument, on the site of the former East Wing of the White House on April 17, 2026. A federal judge released a revised order on April 16 blocking the Trump administration from above-ground construction work on the proposed White House ballroom, although the ruling was stalled a few days later on appeal. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Law enforcement secure a crime scene outside the home of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax in Annandale, Va., on April 16, 2026. Fairfax and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in a murder-suicide at their home. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Law enforcement secure a crime scene outside the home of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax in Annandale, Va., on April 16, 2026. Fairfax and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in a murder-suicide at their home. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Linh Mai, a 2-month-old Asian elephant, is fed a bottle of formula in her enclosure during a media preview event at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington on April 14, 2026. The new elephant was born Feb. 2 and is the first Asian elephant born at the zoo in 25 years. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Linh Mai, a 2-month-old Asian elephant, is fed a bottle of formula in her enclosure during a media preview event at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington on April 14, 2026. The new elephant was born Feb. 2 and is the first Asian elephant born at the zoo in 25 years. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Firefighters take part in emergency response drills at the rail station near MetLife Stadium ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in East Rutherford, N.J., on April 18, 2026. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)

Firefighters take part in emergency response drills at the rail station near MetLife Stadium ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in East Rutherford, N.J., on April 18, 2026. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. media personality Joe Rogan, CEO of Americans for Ibogaine W. Bryan Hubbard, and former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell look on as President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on April 18, 2026. The executive order aims to further U.S. federal medical research and clinical trials for certain psychedelic drugs. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. media personality Joe Rogan, CEO of Americans for Ibogaine W. Bryan Hubbard, and former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell look on as President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on April 18, 2026. The executive order aims to further U.S. federal medical research and clinical trials for certain psychedelic drugs. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

A worker straightens a stop sign that was bent over when a tornado passed through the center of town in Lena, Ill., on April 17, 2026. The storm that passed through the area was part of a strong system that caused tornadoes in several Midwestern states. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A worker straightens a stop sign that was bent over when a tornado passed through the center of town in Lena, Ill., on April 17, 2026. The storm that passed through the area was part of a strong system that caused tornadoes in several Midwestern states. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Patrons wait for their breakfast order in the lounge of Venga, a local restaurant in Terlingua, Texas, on April 12, 2026. A Trump administration plan to extend the U.S.–Mexico border wall into the region to stem illegal immigration has resulted in rare bi-partisan unity among Texans against construction through one of the most rugged and pristine areas of the United States. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Patrons wait for their breakfast order in the lounge of Venga, a local restaurant in Terlingua, Texas, on April 12, 2026. A Trump administration plan to extend the U.S.–Mexico border wall into the region to stem illegal immigration has resulted in rare bi-partisan unity among Texans against construction through one of the most rugged and pristine areas of the United States. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Vice President JD Vance exits Marine Two before departing on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 14, 2026. Vice President Vance is traveling to Athens, Ga., to attend a Turning Point USA event. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Vice President JD Vance exits Marine Two before departing on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 14, 2026. Vice President Vance is traveling to Athens, Ga., to attend a Turning Point USA event. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

People visit the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City on April 18, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

People visit the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York City on April 18, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Reenactors dressed as a British soldiers fire during a battle reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord as part of Patriot’s Day celebrations in Lexington, Mass., on April 18, 2026. April 19 marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the first major military actions between the British Army and the Colonial American militias during the American Revolutionary War. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

Reenactors dressed as a British soldiers fire during a battle reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord as part of Patriot’s Day celebrations in Lexington, Mass., on April 18, 2026. April 19 marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the first major military actions between the British Army and the Colonial American militias during the American Revolutionary War. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump arrives on stage to address a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church in Phoenix on April 17, 2026. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump arrives on stage to address a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church in Phoenix on April 17, 2026. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) and Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin pose for photographs with U.S. Air Force Major General Kelly McKeague and Indonesian Major General Agus Widodo (R) after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 13, 2026. Emphasizing that both countries share a “peace through strength” approach, Hegseth said that the United States and Indonesia are increasing military cooperation and signed the MOU to investigate, locate, and recover remains of American service members from World War II. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) and Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin pose for photographs with U.S. Air Force Major General Kelly McKeague and Indonesian Major General Agus Widodo (R) after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 13, 2026. Emphasizing that both countries share a “peace through strength” approach, Hegseth said that the United States and Indonesia are increasing military cooperation and signed the MOU to investigate, locate, and recover remains of American service members from World War II. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tenants and members of the Right to Counsel Coalition rally, demanding full implementation of New York City’s Right to Counsel law and action to stop the growing eviction crisis as New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani tours the Brooklyn Housing Court in New York City on April 13, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

Tenants and members of the Right to Counsel Coalition rally, demanding full implementation of New York City’s Right to Counsel law and action to stop the growing eviction crisis as New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani tours the Brooklyn Housing Court in New York City on April 13, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Assistant Defense Secretary for Space Policy Marc Berkowitz, Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of the U.S. Northern Command, and North American Aerospace Defense Command, Gen. Michael Guetlein, direct report program manager for Golden Dome for America in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, director of the Missile Defense Agency, and Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command prepare and sit down before the House Armed Services Subcommittee FY27 missile defense and missile defeat programs and activities hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 15, 2026. (Luke Johnson/Getty Images)

(L-R) Assistant Defense Secretary for Space Policy Marc Berkowitz, Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of the U.S. Northern Command, and North American Aerospace Defense Command, Gen. Michael Guetlein, direct report program manager for Golden Dome for America in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Lt. Gen. Heath Collins, director of the Missile Defense Agency, and Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey, commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command prepare and sit down before the House Armed Services Subcommittee FY27 missile defense and missile defeat programs and activities hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 15, 2026. (Luke Johnson/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump receives a DoorDash delivery of McDonald’s from Sharon Simmons before he speaks to the press during an event outside the Oval Office on April 13, 2026. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump receives a DoorDash delivery of McDonald’s from Sharon Simmons before he speaks to the press during an event outside the Oval Office on April 13, 2026. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A Marco Island fire truck drives through a burnt area as they help the Florida Forest Service battle a wildfire in Naples, Fla., on April 14, 2026. More than 1,500 acres have burned with the fire at 40 percent containment, according to the Florida Forestry Service.  The historic drought has triggered evacuations in the area. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A Marco Island fire truck drives through a burnt area as they help the Florida Forest Service battle a wildfire in Naples, Fla., on April 14, 2026. More than 1,500 acres have burned with the fire at 40 percent containment, according to the Florida Forestry Service.  The historic drought has triggered evacuations in the area. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Attendees hold up photographs of people killed during the Holocaust during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 14, 2026. Days of Remembrance, held every year since 1979, commemorates the six million Jewish men, women, and children systematically murdered in the Holocaust and the survivors, as well as the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Attendees hold up photographs of people killed during the Holocaust during the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on April 14, 2026. Days of Remembrance, held every year since 1979, commemorates the six million Jewish men, women, and children systematically murdered in the Holocaust and the survivors, as well as the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) speaks during a meeting with Lebanon’s Ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh Moawad (2nd R), and Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter (2nd L), at the State Department in Washington on April 14, 2026. (Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) speaks during a meeting with Lebanon’s Ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh Moawad (2nd R), and Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter (2nd L), at the State Department in Washington on April 14, 2026. (Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images)

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands (R) is welcomed by First Lady Melania Trump into the White House on April 13, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands (R) is welcomed by First Lady Melania Trump into the White House on April 13, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 16, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 16, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

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