How Expanded Obamacare Made Premiums Spiral, Americans Dependent

A COVID-19 era stimulus package caused Obamacare enrollment to skyrocket but also increased dependency and fraud, further destabilizing the health insurance mar Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images By Lawrence Wilson, Sylvia Xu | January 16, 2026Updated:January 16, 2026 Congress responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by passing the American

New Deputy Director Appointed in ICE Leadership Shuffle

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents confront protestors in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 12, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced attorney Charles Wall will serve as the new deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a news release

DHS Names New ICE Deputy Director

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents confront protestors in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 12, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced attorney Charles Wall will serve as the new deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a news release

US, Taiwan Reach $500 Billion Chips Deal

Semiconductor chips on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 25, 2022. Florence Lo/Illustration/Reuters The U.S. Commerce Department announced a massive U.S.-Taiwan chips deal on Jan. 15, which is expected to go a long way in reshoring American semiconductor manufacturing. It includes a minimum of $250 billion in direct

US Says ‘All Options Are on the Table’ in Emergency UN Meeting on Iran

Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Iran at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Jan. 15, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The United States said on Thursday that all options remain on the table to stop Iran’s violent suppression

Trump Hosts 2025 Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers

President Donald Trump is presented with a jersey and hockey stick by Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola (L), and the Panthers team during a ceremony to honor the 2025 Stanley Cup Champion at the White House on Jan. 15, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at