Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images The projected cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients next year will likely be slightly higher than the 2.5 percent COLA that was implemented for 2025’s payments, according to The
Rep. Chip Roy is calling for a new select committee in the wake of what he calls mounting assaults by the "radical left."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemns the arrival of immigration enforcement leader Gregory Bovino in Chicago as DHS launches Operation Midway Blitz targeting criminals.
Nadine Menendez arrives to a federal courthouse in New York on April 21, 2025. Seth Wenig/AP Photo WASHINGTON—Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), was sentenced on Sept. 11 to more than four years in federal prison in a bribery case. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein sentenced her to 54 months
Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University, and the State Department announced plans to take action against foreigners praising violence online.
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speaks at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that foreign governments have been bearing the brunt of U.S. tariffs over 15 percent, with China paying the lion’s share. “China is
California lawmakers are weighing whether to ban a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called “forever chemicals,” in cookware. The move has pulled in celebrity chefs on one side and environmentalists, including actor Mark Ruffalo, on the other. The proposal, Senate Bill 682, would prohibit PFAS in cookware, cleaning products, dental floss,