POLITICS

US Retail Sales Increase in July as Consumer Demand Holds Steady

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An American Eagle Outfitters store in CambridgeSide shopping mall in Cambridge, Mass., on Aug. 12, 2025. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times U.S. consumers continued opening their wallets this summer as spending at the retail level increased for the second consecutive month, new data show. Retail sales rose by 0.5 percent in July following an upwardly adjusted

Trump Says US Security Guarantees for Ukraine Possible in Peace Deal With Putin

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President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center in Washington, on Aug. 13, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has said there’s “a possibility” the United States will join European powers in offering security guarantees to Ukraine—a longstanding demand from Kyiv, which fears that without such assurances, any peace deal with Russia

Washington Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Takeover of Police Department

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The FBI and the Metropolitan Police Department conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Aug. 15 over its takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. “We are suing to block the federal government takeover of D.C. police.