A man who federal authorities identified as Lawrence Reed holds a flaming bottle and approaches a passenger on a Chicago Blue Line train on Nov. 17, 2025, in a still from video. Chicago Transit Authority/U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois via AP The Federal Transit Authority has threatened to withdraw funding for Chicago’s public
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week that aims to preempt states from establishing their own regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) companies in favor of a single federal “rulebook” on the rapidly growing technology, even as major figures in his own party have called for leaving that power to all 50 states.
President Trump speaks to an audience at the Mount Airy Casino and Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Dec. 9, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times MOUNT POCONO, Penn.—President Donald Trump told an energetic crowd packed with thousands of supporters on Dec. 9 that his administration’s policies are lowering the cost of living across the country.
Miami’s Dinner Key City Hall building opens to voters for the last day of the runoff mayoral election between Eileen Higgins and Emilio Gonzalez on Dec. 9, 2025. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times MIAMI—Eileen Higgins was elected Maimi’s next mayor on Dec. 9. The decision came in less than 30 minutes after the polls closed. The
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) walks through the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, on June 16, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Lawmakers announced on Dec. 9 three new bipartisan bills to address online violence and sexual abuse as part of a government push to crack down on child exploitation. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits the Idaho National Laboratory on Dec. 8, 2025. Idaho National Laboratory The U.S military is developing a small-scale pilot refinery in Idaho to domestically process a critical mineral needed for national security as efforts to break China’s hold on the critical minerals market expand. Plans for the test refinery
WASHINGTON—Robert Kiyosaki, coauthor of one of the bestselling finance books of all time, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has empowered millions of people to think like the rich and take control of their personal finances. Now he’s sounding the alarm on what he says are hidden communist methods that are capturing the nation’s financial systems and