President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Dec. 17, 2025. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s Dec. 17 primetime speech touting his economic record landed with an added tailwind after fresh inflation data on Dec. 18 showed a sharp slowdown. Affordability has been top of mind for
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other members of the House Democratic Caucus speak during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Dec. 18, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Democrats on Dec. 18 demanded Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bring legislation extending Affordable Care Act tax credits to the House
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Dec. 7, 2025. Allison Robbert/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The Kennedy Center board unanimously voted on Dec. 18 to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media. “I
A marijuana grow site in California’s Mendocino County on Oct. 9, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to expedite the reclassification of cannabis for the purpose of allowing medical research. “We have people begging for me to do this, people that
U.S. inflation slowed in November, with the Consumer Price Index rising 2.7 percent from a year ago—with core inflation also cooling. A $7 million SNAP benefit scheme was busted in Boston on Thursday. Two men are now facing food stamp fraud charges. Health Secretary R Read More Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For
The accounts will be provided to American children born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, seeded with $1,000. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 21, 2025. Evan Vucci /AP Photo Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided more details on the administration-backed “Trump Accounts” program that allows
A tanker truck from Mexico’s oil company, PEMEX, enters a refinery to load up on fuel in Tula, Hidalgo state, Mexico, on Jan. 11, 2018. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cartel de Santa Rosa de Lima (CSRL), a Mexican cartel that derives