Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Federal Reserve is overwhelmingly expected to pull the trigger on an interest rate cut when it concludes its Sept. 16-17 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
The Utah Valley University courtyard where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot, in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 15, 2025. Chet Strange/Getty Images FBI Director Kash Patel said on Sept. 15 that investigators have obtained evidence from digital footprints and witness interviews suggesting the suspected gunman in Charlie Kirk’s assassination had expressed an intention to kill
Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve in Washington on June 25, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo A panel of federal judges on Monday held that President Donald Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as of now, allowing Cook
Accurate information on the jobs market and inflation is critical for U.S. policymakers; it’s the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) core mission. In recent years, the bureau has faced scrutiny over claims that its jobs data may be unreliable and biased. That pressure intensified on Sept. 9 when the BLS issued its largest-ever revision, retroactively
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) delivers remarks during a memorial vigil for conservative leader and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 15, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Leading Republican congressmen hosted a prayer vigil on Sept. 15 in which they commemorated conservative influencer
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, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, will join the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Senators voted 48—47
Vice President JD Vance hosts a podcast episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” following the assassination of the show’s namesake, at the White House on Sept. 15, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool via Getty Images WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance on Sept. 15 paid tribute to the life of Charlie Kirk, the conservative commentator who was assassinated on