Federal Government Shed 317,000 Jobs This Year: OMB

Scott Kupor, then-Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, speaks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland, on June 20, 2017. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo The federal workforce was reduced by about 317,000 people this year as the Trump administration focuses on shrinking the government, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced in a post

US Ends Temporary Protected Status for Nationals of Burma

A man cleans and paints a statue at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Burma, on May 11, 2025. Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images The United States will terminate the temporary protected status for Burma (also known as Myanmar), citing progress made in governance and stability, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday. The change

Legal Cases Challenging Trump’s Agenda—Key Issues to Watch

The final judgements could have long-lasting impacts on issues including National Guard deployment and grant clawbacks. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times By Stacy Robinson, Sam Dorman | November 24, 2025Updated:November 24, 2025 A flood of litigation continues to hamper President Donald Trump’s agenda, as

Trump Signs Order Launching ‘Genesis Mission’ to Boost AI-Driven Innovation

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 21, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Nov. 24 establishing the “Genesis Mission,” a national effort to leverage the federal government’s scientific data to fuel advanced computing and machine learning opportunities for

First Lady Receives Official White House Christmas Tree

First Lady Melania Trump inspects the arrival of the White House Christmas Tree at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington on Nov. 24, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—First Lady Melania Trump welcomed a horse-drawn wagon delivering the official White House Christmas Tree to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on Nov. 24.  “It’s a beautiful tree,” Trump said

5 Takeaways From the Dismissals of Comey, James Indictments

A federal judge has dismissed the Justice Department’s cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, throwing a wrench in the prosecutions and teeing up potential legal battles over attorney appointments. In an opinion on Nov. 24, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie said the Justice Department unlawfully appointed

Trump Orders Designation of Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Groups

Jordanian demonstrators waving green Muslim Brotherhood flags and other banners shout anti-Israel slogans during a mass rally held outside the parliament building in Amman, Jordan, in this file photo. KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has ordered that chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood be designated as terrorist groups. We had a problem loading