U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Jan. 20 that the world economy faces a single, outsized systemic vulnerability because advanced semiconductor production remains overwhelmingly concentrated in Taiwan, saying a blockade or
The move by the board to add President Trump’s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has triggered a series of legal and legislative challenges. At least one federal lawsuit and two congressional measures seek to strip Trump’s name from the exterior signs and website of the historic
Washington — The House Oversight Committee is set to vote Wednesday on holding former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt after the pair refused to appear before the Republican-led panel, which is investigating the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The committee is scheduled to
President Donald Trump meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 25, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Jan. 20, which the Turkish government said centered on bilateral relations and regional issues. Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the United States must purchase, annex, or, if necessary, militarily seize Greenland “for the purpose of national security” before Russian or Chinese interests are entrenched in the area. The autonomous Danish territory straddles key sea lanes, including trans-Arctic shipping corridors, and is rich in critical minerals and rare
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Another one of President Donald Trump’s high-profile firings is headed to the Supreme Court on Jan. 21, when the justices are expected to review how much Congress can protect members of the Federal Reserve from removal. Trump fired Federal Reserve
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 20 declined to halt the extradition of a Japanese citizen with U.S. permanent resident status to Japan to face charges of vandalizing religious buildings. The new order by the full court comes after Justice Sonia