Palestinian Authority Appears To Resume Terrorism Payments It Vowed To End

JERUSALEM—Less than a month after the Palestinian Authority supposedly ended its longstanding payments for terrorism, the funds appeared to go out this week as usual. The Palestinian Authority post office on Wednesday announced “the start of disbursement of financial allocations tomorrow morning … at main post offices and through ATMs.” While Palestine Post and the

Healey Commits to Meeting US Expectations of Increased Defence Spending, Security Leadership

Britain’s defence spending is due to increase to 2.5 percent of GDP from April 2027, with an ambition to reach 3 percent in the next Parliament. Defence Secretary John Healey has pledged to meet the U.S. call for increased defence spending and greater leadership on Ukraine and European security. Speaking at the Pentagon on Thursday

Trump Floats Major Changes to Federal Student Loan Office

The president suggested the office could be moved to another agency and that it’s not the ‘business’ of the Education Department. President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested there could be major changes coming to how the federal government operates the federal student loan portfolio. Trump told reporters in the White House that he is considering

Republicans Who Opposed ‘CHIPS Act’ Skeptical of Trump’s Talk of Eliminating It

‘The truth is, I doubt Congress will repeal CHIPS,’ a CHIPS and Science Act opponent, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), told The Epoch Times. WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans who spoke with The Epoch Times on March 6 appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s recent call to eliminate the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, during the president’s

Treasury Secretary Bessent Says American Dream More Than ‘Access to Cheap Goods’

‘International economic relations that do not work for the American people must be reexamined,’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on March 6 defended President Donald Trump’s “America First trade policy,” telling an audience of business leaders and economists that the American Dream is more than “access to cheap goods.” Bessent appeared