U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Jan. 20 that the world economy faces a single, outsized systemic vulnerability because advanced semiconductor production remains overwhelmingly concentrated in Taiwan, saying a blockade or
President Donald Trump meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 25, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Jan. 20, which the Turkish government said centered on bilateral relations and regional issues. Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the United States must purchase, annex, or, if necessary, militarily seize Greenland “for the purpose of national security” before Russian or Chinese interests are entrenched in the area. The autonomous Danish territory straddles key sea lanes, including trans-Arctic shipping corridors, and is rich in critical minerals and rare
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Another one of President Donald Trump’s high-profile firings is headed to the Supreme Court on Jan. 21, when the justices are expected to review how much Congress can protect members of the Federal Reserve from removal. Trump fired Federal Reserve
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20 declined to halt the extradition of a Japanese citizen with U.S. permanent resident status to Japan to face charges of vandalizing religious buildings. The new order by the full court comes after Justice Sonia
A White House staff member looks back at Air Force One while boarding a replacement plane, also designated Air Force One, after making an unscheduled return landing due to an electrical problem identified mid-flight en route to Davos, Switzerland, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 20, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump’s plane headed
A White House staff member looks back at Air Force One while boarding a replacement plane, also designated Air Force One, after making an unscheduled return landing due to an electrical problem identified mid-flight en route to Davos, Switzerland, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Jan. 20, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump’s plane headed