The Department of Veterans Affairs has dropped plans revealed in a memo earlier this year to lay off tens of thousands of personnel in August, a news release from the department indicated Monday. The VA announced it’s currently on pace to reduce its staff by about 30,000 employees by the end of this fiscal year,
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang ahead of the Democratic presidential debate in Houston on Sept. 12, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images Elon Musk’s newly announced America Party has received an early endorsement from Andrew Yang, the tech entrepreneur and former Democratic presidential candidate who has himself championed efforts to break America’s entrenched two-party political system.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang ahead of the Democratic presidential debate in Houston on Sept. 12, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images Elon Musk’s newly announced America Party has received an early endorsement from Andrew Yang, the tech entrepreneur and former Democratic presidential candidate who has himself championed efforts to break America’s entrenched two-party political system.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Federal Reserve’s challenges extend beyond Chair Jerome Powell’s stance on interest rates, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on July 7. President Donald Trump and senior administration officials
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) hands over a letter to President Donald Trump as they meet at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on the evening of July
Planned Parenthood organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's attempt to cut Medicaid payments to their health centers that provide abortion services.
President Trump on Monday said the U.S will impose 25% tariffs on goods from South Korea and Japan by Aug. 1, while also threatening to hit a dozen other nations with steep import duties by next month. Mr. Trump initially posted two nearly identical letters, addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee