Bessent Forecasts ‘Substantial’ Tax Refunds, Real Wage Increases Next Year

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that an increase in Americans’ tax refunds would enable the United States to “go back to the kind of economy that we

Florida AG Sues Prominent Medical Groups Over Their Promotion of Transgender Treatments for Minors

Protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court building as justices hear arguments over banning transgender-related procedures for minors on Dec. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Florida is suing prominent medical organizations, saying they have misled the public about the safety and effectiveness of using hormones and surgery to treat children with gender dysphoria. ​The 75-page

LIVE NOW: Senate Hearing to Examine Implementing GAO Recommendations

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Governmental Operations and Border Management holds hearings to examine the risks and rewards of implementing Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations for a more accountable government at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 16. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting – Election

Senate Hearing to Examine Implementing GAO Recommendations

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Governmental Operations and Border Management holds hearings to examine the risks and rewards of implementing Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations for a more accountable government at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 16. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting – Election

US Consumers Took a Breather in October as Retail Sales Stalled

Black Friday sales at a mall in Columbia, Md., on Nov. 24, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly flat in October, as consumers appeared reluctant to open their wallets ahead of the holiday season. Change in retail sales came in at zero percent, from a downwardly revised 0.1 percent increase in

Court Hearing Over Challenge to California Redistricting Begins

Republican assembly member David Tangipa (C) speaks to reporters during a press conference announcing a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 50 on Nov. 5, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo A federal district court in Los Angeles kicked off a multi-day hearing Dec. 15 over California’s new congressional map that state voters approved in

Speaker Johnson Has a Health Care Plan–Here’s What’s in It

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) discusses affordability at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 10, 2025. Heather Diehl/Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Dec. 12 threw his weight behind the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, one of several Republican proposals for lowering the