President Trump Signs HALT Fentanyl Act into Law

Today, surrounded by families who have lost loved ones to the scourge of fentanyl, President Donald J. Trump officially signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law — permanently classifying fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. As President Trump said, the legislation is “delivering another defeat for the savage drug

GOP Canceling $9 Billion Approved Spending: Who Could Be Affected?

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s $9 billion rescissions package, advanced by Senate Republicans in a narrow vote on July 15, seeks to claw back funding that Congress had already approved for foreign aid, humanitarian programs, and public broadcasting. Officially titled the Rescissions Act

Trump Signs Bill Strengthening Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking 

President Donald Trump displays a signed bill during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act on Wednesday during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.  “This is