Russia Benefiting From US-Iran War While Impacts on China Are ‘Complicated’: Analysts

(L-R) Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, China’s Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu, and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi hold a press conference after their meeting in Beijing on March 14, 2025. Lintao Zhang/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Operation Epic Fury presents Russia and China with a “mixed bag” of potential opportunities,

Fed Opens March Policy Meeting With Iran Conflict Clouding the Outlook

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Mar. 17, and Wall Street overwhelmingly expects the central bank to leave interest rates unchanged. At the January

US Agencies Terminated or Reduced 95 Wasteful Contracts Worth $2 Billion: DOGE

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times U.S. federal agencies have terminated or descoped 95 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $2 billion over the previous four weeks, saving $757 million in taxpayer funds, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in a March 14

Judge Orders DHS to Submit Internal Documents Over Concerns About ICE Detainees’ Due Process

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Monday to turn over data in response to claims that it corrupted bond hearings for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees. While U.S. District Judge Clay Land described in his order these

Virginia Democrats Pass Sweeping Agenda in First Trifecta Session but Adjourn Without a Budget

Virginia Democrats closed their first legislative session during which they held a trifecta in state government having passed bills to raise the minimum wage, ban “assault firearms,” limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, establish a legal cannabis retail market, and expand family and paid sick leave—priorities echoed by Democratic parties in statehouses across the

Trump Seeks to Delay Meeting With China’s Xi by One Month Due to Iran War

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP President Donald Trump on March 16 said he has requested to delay his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing by about a month. “We’ve