European Leaders Call for Protection of Ukraine as Trump Set to Meet Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the army leaders at the Hotel le Brienne ahead of the Bastille Day parade in Paris on July 13, 2025. Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP A coalition of European leaders released a joint statement on Aug. 9 welcoming the news of President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian

Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce as Deputy Representative to UN

U.S. Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce speaks during a press briefing in Washington on March 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump nominated State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce as the United States’ deputy representative to the United Nations (U.N.) with the rank of ambassador on Aug 9. “I am pleased to announce

The 16 Midterm Races That Could Determine Who Controls the Next Congress

Although candidate-filing deadlines in many states are months away, hundreds of House hopefuls have already launched 2026 campaigns. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock, Alvesgaspar/CC By John Haughey | August 09, 2025Updated:August 09, 2025 The first 2026 midterm primaries are more than 200 days away, with Arkansas, North Carolina, and

End of Racial Consent Decree Poised to Change Federal Hiring

The Department of Justice in Washington on March 10, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—On Aug. 1, a U.S. District Court judge in Washington dismissed a 44-year-old consent decree that had curbed civil service testing. Judge Reggie Walton’s dismissal came half a year after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) first sought to end the

Bernie Sanders Kicks Off ‘Fighting the Oligarchy Tour’ in West Virginia

A street vendor offers merchandise prior to an appearance by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at the Capitol Theater in Wheeling, W.Va., on Aug. 8, 2025. Lawrence Wilson/The Epoch Times WHEELING, W.Va.—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) brought his message of working-class empowerment to the Mountain State on Aug. 8, kicking off a three-day, four-event campaign to rally

These Drug Prices Won’t Soon Go Down—Here’s Why

Cancer treatment drugs. Ryan Adams/Flickr Pharmaceutical companies can continue to charge the federal government—and Medicare beneficiaries—full price for a handful of drugs that might have seen price reductions as soon as next year. That’s because Congress changed the law to outright exempt or delay consideration of more than 300 medications for the Medicare Drug Price

Newsom Says California Will Hold Special Redistricting Election to Counter Texas’s Plan

Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (C) discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California’s Congressional voting districts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2025. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Friday that the state will move forward with a ballot