The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on June 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion for the first time, according to new Treasury Department data released on Oct. 21, marking another record in the buildup of federal borrowing. The Daily Treasury Statement shows total
Numerous arrests stemming from illegal sports betting charges are taking place across the country, a law enforcement source told CBS News on Thursday. Among those taken into custody today are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier, who has played for the Miami Heat since 2024. Billups, a former star guard who played
President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim Watson / AFP President Donald Trump on Wednesday refuted a news report that the United States had allegedly approved the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike deep
The Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Aug. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Immigrant investors seeking U.S. residency through the EB-5 visa program would pay significantly lower application fees under a new proposal from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which comes as the Trump administration advances a separate “Gold Card” initiative aimed
Ukraine’s leader welcomed a raft of new economic sanctions against Russia being imposed by the Trump administration and the European Union on Thursday, calling the increased pressure on Moscow “very important.” CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio says the new U.S. sanctions, announced by the Treasury on Wednesday, essentially block Americans from dealing with anyone at
The U.S. military conducts a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, in a still from video of the strike shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social on Sept. 2, 2025. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social President Donald Trump said Oct. 22 that his administration has the
Updated 57m ago Senate set to vote on measure to pay federal employees who are working through shutdown The Senate is set to vote Thursday on advancing a measure to pay federal employees who are working through the shutdown, as Republican leaders put pressure on Democrats who have largely remained opposed to efforts to