President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Dec. 17, 2025. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum ordering federal agencies to begin relocating government systems from key wireless frequencies, a move the White House said is aimed at securing U.S. leadership in the global
Leo Tolstoy is the greatest writer in the Western world—greater, yes, than Shakespeare, Dante, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, and Proust. In evidence I would submit his two masterpiece novels War and Peace (1867) and Anna Karenina (1878), and 20 or so magnificent novellas and short stories, among them “The Death of Ivan Ilych,” “The Kreutzer Sonata,” “Father
If you’ve never heard of Drew Nieporent, it’s okay, even if you’re something of a foodie. Stick with me to the end of this review, and there’s an excellent chance you’ll want to read this delicious memoir from a pioneering figure of the New York restaurant scene. Once you’ve read the book, it’s all but
This Thursday is sure to see packed pews where they may otherwise sit empty. Catholics who regularly attend Mass might find themselves seated next to a CEO—not a “Chief Executive Officer,” but a “Christmas and Easter Only” Catholic. Protestant and Catholic churches alike advertise their times of worship for Christmas, expecting crowds too large to
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Pentagon has failed to pass a full financial audit for the eighth year in a row. Congress initially mandated annual independent audits across the Department of Defense in 2018. In that time, the department has failed to
The majority of all U.S. seeds are provided by four companies, which some experts say has become a pressing national security issue. Add to My List Save By Autumn Spredemann | December 20, 2025Updated:December 20, 2025 For decades, American farmers relied on a diverse patchwork of seed companies to grow the nation’s food supply. That
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, senior Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet with President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, in Berlin, on Dec. 14, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters The United States has