Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., flanked by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, announce new dietary guidelines in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Upon unveiling the new food pyramid and dietary guidelines for
Mastercard and Visa credit cards in Zelienople, Pa., on Feb. 20, 2019. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo President Donald Trump said on Jan. 9 that he would call for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates of 10 percent, potentially starting later this month, though its enforcement may depend on Congress. In a Truth Social post,
Pumpjacks lift oil from wells at a Chevron production area in the Midway-Sunset Oil Field, California’s largest, in Fellows, near Taft, on Oct. 17, 2025. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images ExxonMobil is exploring a return to Venezuela almost two decades after its assets were seized and nationalized, CEO Darren Woods said on Jan. 9. “It’s
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington on Oct. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The FBI plans to promote Christopher Raia, the chief of its New York field office, to the position of deputy director after Dan Bongino’s recent departure from the position, the agency confirmed to The Epoch Times on Jan. 9. Bongino,
An electrified Wrangler 4xe at a Jeep charging station. Courtesy of Jeep/Stellantis Automotive giant Stellantis will stop selling its plug-in hybrid electric Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee models and Chrysler Pacifica minivans in the United States amid sluggish electric vehicle sales, the company announced on Friday. “Stellantis will phase out plug-in hybrid programs in North
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in Washington on Dec. 8, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) suspended payments for all federal food programs in Minnesota and Minneapolis Friday over alleged fraud and abuse of federal funds statewide. “Enough is enough!” USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins posted on X, announcing the suspension. “The Trump
A voter registration sign hangs at the Miami-Dade Election Department in Miami on Oct. 1, 2012. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sent warning letters to election officials in 10 states on Friday, saying proposed agreements with the Justice Department to share unredacted voter registration files and act on list maintenance concerns could