Shoppers Keep Their Wallets Open as US Retail Sales Tick Up in September

American Eagle Outfitters store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on Aug. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Shoppers kept their wallets open in September as retail sales rose, though less than expected. Retail sales increased for the fourth consecutive month, rising 0.2 percent for a total of $733.3 billion, according to data

Johnson told White House that GOP isn’t interested in extending ACA subsidies

Speaker Mike Johnson told the White House in a phone call that most House Republicans have little interest in extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies, sources familiar told CBS News, pumping the breaks on any GOP health care plan.  Johnson delivered the message in a phone call with senior administration officials as President Trump’s