‘I think we’ll have a great conversation, and hopefully it will be the beginning of some long-term trade negotiations,’ U.S. Vice President JD Vance said. U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome on May 18. Vance said he hoped the
‘I don’t see that in my future,’ the former vice president said. Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he is ruling out another presidential run after an unsuccessful bid during the 2024 contest. In an interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker, Pence said that “I don’t see that in my future” when asked if
The appeals court’s majority said the union had failed to show it would suffer the type of irreparable harm that would justify the preliminary injunction. A federal appeals court on May 17 allowed the Trump administration to go through with its plan to strip collective bargaining by workers at more than a dozen federal agencies.
Treasury secretary said that growing the economy faster is more important than ’the potential growth of the debt.’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on May 18 that he is not worried about Moody’s recent downgrade of the United States’ Aaa credit rating to Aa1, and defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his sweeping tax-cut bill.
The average nationwide summer monthly bill is expected to hit $186, up 3.7 percent from last summer. Retail electricity prices, which have risen faster than the inflation rate since 2022, are expected to continue increasing this year and next, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a May 14 statement. Residential electricity prices are forecast
The Trump administration has imposed, paused, or floated tariffs on various countries and products. Keep track of them here. President Trump holds a signed executive order on reciprocal tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images By Epoch Times Staff | May 18, 2025Updated:May 18,
Critical equipment failures at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey have caused air traffic controllers to lose contact with planes in three separate incidents over the past several weeks, causing hundreds of flight delays and cancellations and leaving passengers on edge. Issues leading to the communication blackouts include prolonged staffing shortages, aging technology and