Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice has ended its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, said
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks in Athens on Jan. 20, 2026. Aggelos Nakkas/AFP via Getty Images Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on April 23 that Israel is prepared to launch large-scale military operations against Iran that he described as “different and deadlier” than prior attacks, including potential strikes on critical energy and economic
A hot rotisserie chicken in Niles, Ill., in an undated file photograph. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Members of Congress from both parties want to let people on the federal food stamp program buy hot rotisserie chickens with their benefits. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) and 17 other members of the House of Representatives on April 22 introduced
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 23 gave the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) until April 30 to hand over documents regarding its relationship with the Biden–Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, as
President Donald Trump waves after landing at Palm Beach International Airport on March 20, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out using a nuclear weapon in the war with Iran. He told reporters in the Oval Office that the United States has already greatly weakened the Islamic Republic with conventional weapons,
Cloaked in nondisclosure agreements, companies are wooing cash-strapped rural counties to build massive data centers nationwide. Add to My List Save (Top Left) Ida Huddleston, 82 (L), and her daughter Delsia Bare, 54, sit in the yard of their family farm in Maysville, Ky., on April 10, 2026. (Top and Bottom Right) The farm of
A medical staff member walks inside Lenox Health Greenwich Village Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 2, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times Congress passed the No Surprises Act in 2020 to protect patients from receiving unexpectedly high medical bills. Yet patients may still get hospital charges that seem unreasonably high or are