Federal Agencies Made Historic Reduction in Red Tape, White House Says

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced on Friday that federal agencies cut 646 regulations while introducing only five new ones in 2025, surpassing the target set by

White House Announces Historic Reduction in Red Tape

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced on Friday that federal agencies cut 646 regulations while introducing only five new ones in fiscal year 2025, surpassing the target

Rep. Elise Stefanik Drops Out of NY Governor’s Race, Won’t Seek Reelection

House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Dec. 19 announced that she would end her campaign to become governor of New York in the 2026 general election, and that she would not seek

Trump reaches deal with 9 major drugmakers to lower prices

President Trump on Friday announced new agreements with nine pharmaceutical manufacturers aimed at reducing certain prescription drug prices.  “Starting next year, American drug prices will come down fast and furious and will soon be the lowest in the developed world,” Mr.  Trump said Friday at the White House. Under the deal, the nine manufacturers will

Bill Barr Defends Legality of Trump Boat Strikes and Describes Danger of Maduro Regime: Hezbollah’s ‘Anchor in Our Hemisphere’

Former attorney general Bill Barr on Friday spoke in favor of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Venezuelan drug boats and argued that U.S. intervention in the South American dictatorship could discourage neighboring states from working with Hezbollah and the Chinese Communist Party. “Venezuela is a strategic adversary and a danger to the United States,” Barr

More than 60,000 pages of Epstein files already released so far this year

As the public begins to sort through the deluge of files related to Jeffrey Epstein released by the Department of Justice on Friday, some of the material might seem familiar.  That’s because there’s been a steady stream of material made public from various investigations into the deceased sex offender during the last year, some of