A pedestrian walks past an insurance agency that offers Affordable Care Act plans in Miami, Fla., on Jan. 28, 2021. Following the COVID-19 pandemic and enhanced subsidies approved by Congress in 2021, enrollment more than doubled, reaching a record 24.3 million in 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has unveiled
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands, as they attend a joint press conference, in Yerevan, Armenia, on Feb. 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Reuters Armenia and the United States have agreed to partner on civil nuclear energy, a deal that could mean billions in American exports. Armenian Prime
A tunnel is under construction in Manhattan that will connect New York and New Jersey in New York City on Oct. 2, 2025. Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo A federal judge on Feb. 9 temporarily allowed the Trump administration to reinstate its four-month-old freeze on federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project that will connect rail lines
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration announced plans to direct funding toward promoting free speech in Western allied democracies, a senior State Department official said on Monday. The initiative bolsters efforts to counter European
Nurses from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center strike outside the hospital in New York City on Jan. 12, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals in New York City reached a tentative agreement with their employers on Feb. 9 to end a monthlong strike. Based on the agreement, Montefiore, Mount
A law enforcement agent places his hand in front of a protester’s face during a “National Shutdown” protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A federal district court judge blocked a California law barring immigration officers from wearing masks in a Feb.
Federal agents with Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) ride on an armored vehicle driving slowly down Wilshire Boulevard near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 7, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A federal district court judge partially blocked a California law barring law enforcement officers from wearing masks in a Feb.