The Trump administration is aiming to move a planned 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom through the federal government’s review process at a rapid clip, with final approvals as soon as early March — potentially clearing the way for construction to start a month later. President Trump has sought to move quickly on the ballroom project, which
The Washington Monument is illuminated with Freedom 250 projections in Washington on Dec. 31, 2025. As part of a New Year’s Eve celebration, each side of the monument features storytelling projections throughout the evening to kick off the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty Images On the campaign trail in his bid for
The justices are poised to tackle complex legal questions about gender, gun rights, and the president’s ability to fire people. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times By Sam Dorman, Stacy Robinson | January 01, 2026Updated:January 01, 2026 The Supreme Court will resume oral arguments the week of
Bernie Sanders swears in NYC's new democratic socialist mayor without his famous viral mittens from Biden's 2021 inauguration, marking a visual departure.
Rural hospitals in all 50 states can apply for federal funding to help them provide better, more dependable care starting in 2026. The Rural Health Transformation Program will provide $50 billion to “strengthen and modernize” health care for the more than 60 million Americans living in rural communities, according to a Dec. 29 statement from
Mamdani joins a long history of New York City leaders inaugurated on the promise of a new era for City Hall. Lilly Tuttle, the curator of the Museum of the City of New York, gave some insight into what Mamdani might say in his first speech and how inaugurations are often a window into the
Chinese war games around Taiwan “unnecessarily” spiked tensions in the region, the U.S. State Department said, calling on Beijing to “cease its military pressure.” “China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily,” Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement Thursday. “We urge