Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after an interview with EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” in Washington on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has negotiated 15 deals in which pharmaceutical companies voluntarily agreed to lower prices on prescription medications in the United States. The negotiations
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez gives a press conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 21, 2020. Carlos Giusti/AP Photo President Donald Trump has pardoned former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced, who was charged with bribery in 2022, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Vázquez Garced was arrested in August 2022 on
Federal officers in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 9, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A federal judge in Minnesota has issued an order stating federal immigration agents cannot detain or tear gas protesters observing enforcement operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, as long as they are not obstructing
Federal officers in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 9, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday ruled that federal immigration agents can’t detain or use nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools on peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks outside the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025. Bruce Kluckhohn/AP Photo Gov. Tim Walz called reports of a federal investigation into his recent public statements encouraging Minnesotans to take action against federal immigration agents in the state an “authoritarian tactic.” “Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents
The Department of Education in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Education will suspend, for now, tax refund seizures and wage garnishments for people in default on their federal student loans. The suspensions took effect on Jan. 16 and do not yet have a specific end date. We
All of Virginia’s Democratic state senators voted in favor of the redistricting amendment while all Republicans voted against. The same was true in the House of Delegates. Above, the Virginia General Assembly. Zach Gibson/Getty Images The Virginia General Assembly on Jan. 16 passed an amendment to the state Constitution that would allow legislators to redraw