California Energy Panel Defers Debate on Giving Gasoline Producers a Regulatory Break

Gasoline prices at a Shell station in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The California Energy Commission (CEC) has tabled a resolution calling for a pause in implementing a 2023 state law that would impose financial penalties on gasoline producers accused of accruing “excess profits” while “price gouging” consumers.

Trump Signs Order to Refill Strategic Reserves of Pharmaceutical Ingredients

President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 13, 2025.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 13 to enhance American drug supply chain resilience by filling and maintaining the strategic reserve for essential pharmaceutical ingredients, with a preference for American-made ingredients—a move designed

As CCP Cybersabotage Escalates, US Changes Posture

U.S. cyber officials indicate cyber adversaries will no longer be allowed to ‘walk all over’ the United States. Add to My List Save (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Creative By Catherine Yang | August 13, 2025Updated:August 13, 2025 Once considered mainly an economic thief in cyberspace, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is now seen

Federal Agents, Troops to Start 24/7 Patrol in Washington: White House

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers, the investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and U.S. Park Police officers inspect a vendor’s truck after detaining a person on the National Mall in Washington, on Aug. 13, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump will direct federal agents to patrol Washington around the clock,

Treasury Secretary Urges Europe to Back US Tariffs on Russian Trade Partners

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a ceremony for U.S. National Day at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on July 19, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Europe must be ready to join the United States in imposing higher tariffs on China and other countries that buy Russian energy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Withhold Foreign Aid Funds

An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington on Feb. 1, 2025. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters A federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 13 that the Trump administration may cut billions of dollars in foreign aid funds that Congress previously approved. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

Texas Senate Passes Map Aimed at Giving GOP 5 Extra Congressional Seats

The Texas State Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature’s third special session in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 20, 2021. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images The Texas state Senate passed a map on Aug. 12 that would give the GOP an extra five congressional seats amid a mid-decade redistricting battle that has included other states