Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Mar. 17, and Wall Street overwhelmingly expects the central bank to leave interest rates unchanged. At the January
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times U.S. federal agencies have terminated or descoped 95 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $2 billion over the previous four weeks, saving $757 million in taxpayer funds, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in a March 14
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Monday to turn over data in response to claims that it corrupted bond hearings for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees. While U.S. District Judge Clay Land described in his order these
Virginia Democrats closed their first legislative session during which they held a trifecta in state government having passed bills to raise the minimum wage, ban “assault firearms,” limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, establish a legal cannabis retail market, and expand family and paid sick leave—priorities echoed by Democratic parties in statehouses across the
President Donald Trump sits with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as he speaks during a lunch with the Trump Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON—As the Iran war continues, President Donald Trump said he would delay his long-awaited trip
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP President Donald Trump on March 16 said he has requested to delay his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing by about a month. “We’ve
An excavator clears rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom. Eric Lee/Getty Images The Trump administration is proposing an underground visitor screening center beneath a park near the White House as part of broader