Experts Advise How to Avoid Political Sparring at Family Holiday Gatherings

A family prays before Thanksgiving dinner in Stamford, Conn., on Nov. 24, 2016. John Moore/Getty Images A majority of Americans now fret about having angry exchanges with relatives over politics during holiday gatherings—enough to consider skipping them, according to a survey from the American Psychological Association.  But experts told The Epoch Times that Thanksgiving and

USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer to Step Down

The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Seth Meyer, the Department of Agriculture’s chief economist since 2021, will leave the agency to work for the University of Missouri’s food and agricultural policy institute, the university said on Tuesday. Meyer’s departure comes after the USDA has lost thousands

Good Chance Trump May Unveil Fed Pick by Christmas, Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON–Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he was concluding a second round of interviews later in the day for a new Federal Reserve leader, and there was a

Trump admin. pauses immigration applications from Afghans after National Guard shooting

Federal immigration authorities said Wednesday they have paused processing requests from Afghan nationals, after a man who entered the U.S. from Afghanistan was identified as the suspect in a shooting that wounded two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in a statement that the “processing of all immigration