Why Skyrocketing Premiums Were Inevitable Under Obamacare’s Design

The Affordable Care Act caused a cracked insurance market and skyrocketing premiums, now at an average of nearly $500 per month for a 40-year-old to be insured. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images By Lawrence Wilson | February 03, 2026Updated:February 03, 2026 A fully implemented Affordable Care Act would

Haitian Residents of Ohio Town Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger

A mural in downtown in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 16, 2024. Luke Sharrett/Getty Images SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Temporary Protection Status was set to end for certain Haitian immigrants in the United States on Feb. 3 until U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes granted a last-minute reprieve the evening of Feb. 2. According to the judge’s ruling, termination

Haitian Residents of Springfield Get Reprieve on Protected Status, but Tensions Linger

A mural in downtown in Springfield, Ohio, on Sept. 16, 2024. Luke Sharrett/Getty Images SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Temporary Protection Status was set to end for certain Haitian immigrants in the United States on Feb. 3 until U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes granted a last-minute reprieve the evening of Feb. 2. According to the judge’s ruling, termination

Trump Says Republicans Should ‘Take Over’ and Nationalize Voting in Some Areas

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, on Feb. 24, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview with former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino on Feb. 2 that Republicans should “take over” the voting process in certain areas and place it under

Clintons Agree to Testify in Epstein Investigation

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive for Donald Trump’s inauguration as the next President of the United States in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed Monday

Maryland House Passes Mid-Decade Redistricting Bill, Sending Measure to Senate

A flag stands atop the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., on May 11, 2023. Brian Witte/AP Photo Maryland’s House of Delegates on Feb. 2 passed House Bill 488, advancing a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 elections and sending the legislation to the Maryland Senate. The vote followed weeks

Judge Issues 2nd Order Blocking Ban on Lawmakers’ Surprise Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities

Protesters convene at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building to oppose ICE detentions, in Minneapolis, on Jan. 30, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Feb. 2 issued a second order blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) policy preventing unannounced oversight visits to immigration detention centers by lawmakers. In the nation’s capital,