A judge’s ruling that some payments to insurers were illegal set off a cost spiral. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images By Lawrence Wilson | February 15, 2026Updated:February 15, 2026 Insurance premiums are just one piece of the health care affordability puzzle for many Americans. Out-of-pocket expenses, which are
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone, in this photo illustration. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over the weekend announced that it helped terminate hundreds of contracts in the past month or so, providing the first public update on its work in more than a
Hundreds of demonstrators with flags and umbrellas attend a demonstration of the Iranian opposition on February 14, 2026 at the Theresienwiese fair grounds in Munich, southern Germany, on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC). Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP via Getty Images The United States is conducting a second round of
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a keynote speech at the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2026. Johannes Simon/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a two-day excursion of Eastern Europe on Feb. 15, visiting the conservative leaders of Slovakia and Hungary to bolster ties with
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico (R) make a statement to the media in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Feb. 15, 2026. Zuzana Gogova/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off a two-day excursion of central Europe on Feb. 15, visiting the conservative leaders of Slovakia and Hungary
The Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant is seen in Middletown, Pa., in the early morning hours of March 28, 2011. Jeff Fusco/Getty Images SEATTLE—The Department of Energy (DOE) has invested billions in incentivizing domestic production of enriched uranium for the commercial development of advanced nuclear reactors, including $2.7 billion issued last month to three companies
‘EVs will only grow very slowly from here on out due to a saturated market and lack of consumer demand,’ an energy analyst said. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock By Kevin Stocklin | February 14, 2026Updated:February 14, 2026 A few years ago, U.S. auto executives were hailing their conversion