Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday. Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a statement but did not
President Trump speaks to an audience at the Mount Airy Casino and Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Dec. 9, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times MOUNT POCONO, Penn.—President Donald Trump told an energetic crowd packed with thousands of supporters on Dec. 9 that his administration’s policies are lowering the cost of living across the country.
Former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins won Miami’s mayoral runoff election Tuesday, marking the first time in more than 30 years that the city has elected a Democrat as mayor. Higgins secured 59% of the vote versus former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez‘s nearly 41%, according to unofficial results from the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. The win marks an
Washington — After weeks of decrying the focus on “affordability” and calling it a “Democratic hoax,” President Trump spoke in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday night to sell his economic agenda ahead of a challenging midterm election season for congressional Republicans. Mr. Trump spent much of the more than 90-minute-long rally-style speech promoting and defending his
Miami’s Dinner Key City Hall building opens to voters for the last day of the runoff mayoral election between Eileen Higgins and Emilio Gonzalez on Dec. 9, 2025. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times MIAMI—Eileen Higgins was elected Maimi’s next mayor on Dec. 9. The decision came in less than 30 minutes after the polls closed. The
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) walks through the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, on June 16, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Lawmakers announced on Dec. 9 three new bipartisan bills to address online violence and sexual abuse as part of a government push to crack down on child exploitation. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits the Idaho National Laboratory on Dec. 8, 2025. Idaho National Laboratory The U.S military is developing a small-scale pilot refinery in Idaho to domestically process a critical mineral needed for national security as efforts to break China’s hold on the critical minerals market expand. Plans for the test refinery