The Second Amendment is emblazoned on a U.S. flag above firearms for sale in a gun store in Rio Rico, Ariz., on Sept. 17, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The year 2025 was an active one for the Second Amendment debate. Gun rights activists hailed President Donald Trump’s gun policies, though some say his
Chief Justice John Roberts attends the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 7, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/Getty Images Chief Justice John Roberts said on Dec. 31 that as the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2026, the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration
Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor by New York Attorney General Letitia James (L), alongside his wife Rama Duwaji (R), at the former City Hall subway station in New York City on Jan. 1, 2026. Amir Hamja-Pool/Getty Images Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor just past
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 18, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump has postponed a planned increase in tariffs on imported upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities by one year, enabling further trade negotiations while keeping the
The U.S. Department of Energy in Washington on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Energy has ordered another coal-fired power plant to stay open beyond its retirement date, this time in Colorado. The power plant near Craig, around 200 miles northwest of Denver, received the federal order one day before
A farm outside Ten Sleep, Wyo., on Oct. 14, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times American farmers can now start determining how much they will receive in subsidies from the $12 billion aid package President Donald Trump unveiled in early December. The Department of Agriculture on Dec. 31 announced the next phase of its Farmer Bridge
A boat passes by a crude oil tanker anchored on Lake Maracaibo near Maracaibo, Venezuela, on Dec. 18, 2025. Alejandro Paredes/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Dec. 31 new actions against four companies and four linked vessels, which it said are helping Venezuela evade oil export sanctions. In a Dec. 31