An oil platform off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration announced on Nov. 20 that it was approving new oil drilling leases off the coasts of California, Florida, and Alaska, as President Donald Trump seeks to surge U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs.
The U.S. Capitol building and the National Mall in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed a measure on Nov. 20 to repeal a Biden-era coal regulation in Wyoming, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The tally was 51–43. We had a problem loading this article.
Vice President JD Vance (L) chats with Breitbart’s Matt Boyle at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Nov. 20, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance urged Americans on Nov. 20 to give the Trump administration time to work through economic issues he said had been years in the making. “I
(L) New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference in New York City on Oct. 10, 2025. (R) President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 21, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Nov. 12, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has been working with both Russia and Ukraine over the past month to develop a peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Eastern Europe, the White
National Guard troops congregate at the entrance to Union Station in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle A federal judge on Nov. 20 ordered the Trump administration to end its deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital. Trump had said the troops were needed to deal with rampant crime
Huawei Atlas 800 inference server is displayed at InnoEX Fair, in Hong Kong, China, on April 15, 2025. Tyrone Siu/Reuters The United States has extensive licensing requirements in place to limit Beijing from obtaining some of the most advanced chips in the world, but much of the equipment used to develop those advanced chips can