Trump’s Fed Pick Stephen Miran Commits to Central Bank Independence

Stephen Miran, nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testifies before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s nominee to temporarily serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, committed to preserving the central bank’s

Trump Fed Pick Stephen Miran Commits to Central Bank Independence

Stephen Miran, nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s nominee to temporarily serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, committed to preserving the central

Trump Admin Designates 2 Ecuadoran Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in another move against cartels and drug traffickers, on Thursday said the Trump administration is designating two Ecuadorean gangs as foreign terrorist organizations. In a notice released Thursday, the State

Trump Urges Europe to Cut Russian Oil Imports, Increase Pressure on China

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Aug. 18, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed European leaders to halt purchases of Russian oil that are funding the war

Rep. Smith on Putin–Xi Organ Transplant Revelation: ‘Cruelty Knows No Bounds’

The hot mic moment of China and Russia’s top leaders musing about immortality through organ transplants speaks to more than their mutual desire to stay in power. It touches on a sensitive topic for the regime—forced organ harvesting—the very mention of which Beijing has striven to erase even in the West. In a country with

DC Sues Trump Admin Seeking to Stop National Guard Deployment

Members of the National Guard patrol at a metro stop in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Sept. 4 over its deployment of the National Guard to the nation’s capital. The lawsuit alleges that the deployment violates the district’s semi-sovereign status known as