President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House in Washington on Aug. 1, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would appoint a new Federal Reserve governor and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner within the next few days. Trump was addressing the resignations of Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Reuters PHNOM PENH—Cambodia will nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, its deputy prime minister said on Friday, following his direct intervention in halting the Southeast Asian country’s recent border
The Texas State Capitol in Austin on Sept. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Democratic lawmakers left the state of Texas on Aug. 3 in a dramatic escalation meant to block the consideration of a bill to redraw the state’s congressional maps, intended to increase Republicans’ hold on the lower chamber. “This is not a decision
Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller speaks to members of the press at White House in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Aug. 3 accused India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine through its continued purchasing of oil from Moscow, weeks after President
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw (1st L) and FBI Director Kash Patel (2nd L) during Patel’s visit to Australia in July 2025. Kash Patel via X FBI Director Kash Patel praised Australia as a critical ally as the bureau expands its fight against the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) there and in
People gather with US flags at St Peter’s square with the St Peter’s Basilica in the background at the Vatican, on May 11, 2025. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images The Senate confirmed CatholicVote President Brian Burch as the latest U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See on Aug. 2. With a vote of 49–44, Burch will
A SureFire firearm sound suppressors, commonly referred to as a silencer, is displayed during the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, on May 28, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging the National Firearms Act of 1934