Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Whistleblowers who expose fraud involving government funds can get up to 30 percent of the fines imposed on violators, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Feb.
A cargo ship waits at Balboa Port before crossing the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 4, 2025. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration unveiled a comprehensive Maritime Action Plan on Feb. 13 meant to resurrect the U.S. shipbuilding sector, which has dwindled since World War II and has now fallen far
Munich —Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a message of reassurance in remarks at the Munich Security Conference, calming some fears that months of sharp U.S. rhetoric and policy disputes had opened a lasting breach between Washington and its European allies. “We do not seek to separate, but to revitalize an old friendship and renew the greatest civilization
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies. Reminding his audience at the annual
Faculty members and other employees at California State University–Los Angeles stop working for the start of a five-day strike at Cal State–LA in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2024. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images At a growing number of public higher education institutions across the nation, professors are no longer guaranteed a job for
In the land that introduced the world to Godzilla, a new giant has arisen. The Liberal Democratic Party’s landslide victory in Japan’s lower house elections on Sunday gave Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the largest majority of any party in 80 years. So many party members won their districts outright that the LDP has to find
REVIEW: ‘All About the Money’ Fergie Chambers / ‘All About the Money’ You’ve probably never heard of James Cox “Fergie” Chambers Jr., but that’s OK. There isn’t much to know that can’t be gleaned from a cursory description or even photos of his “edgy” tattoos glorifying communist tyrants. Have you ever wondered what would happen