When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes the stage Friday at the annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming, economic forum, he will face pressures ranging from President Trump’s repeated calls for his resignation to a recent mix of worrying economic data. Powell, whose term as Fed chair ends in May of 2026, will likely be making his
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks to reporters during a briefing at the White House in Washington on July 23, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will undertake major personnel and budget cuts, with the organization on course to lose more than $700 million annually, the
Washington — The California Supreme Court will not prevent Democrats from moving forward Thursday with a plan to redraw congressional districts. Republicans in the Golden State had asked the state’s high court to step in and temporarily block the redistricting efforts, arguing that Democrats — who are racing to put the plan on the ballot
Vice President JD Vance during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Kent, England, on Aug. 8, 2025. Kin Cheung/Pool via Reuters U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Aug. 20 that European nations will need to take the “lion’s share” of the burden of providing Ukraine with security guarantees
The Texas House of Representatives gave final passage on Wednesday to House Bill 4, a controversial Republican-backed proposal to redraw the state’s congressional maps and potentially add up to five new GOP-leaning districts. Entering Wednesday, the bill needed to pass two votes in the House to advance to the Senate. Each vote passed 88-52. Before
Internal government documents obtained by CBS News show the Trump administration has expanded its campaign to persuade countries around the world to aid its crackdown on illegal immigration by accepting deportations of migrants who are not their own citizens. Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains. Original CBS News Link</a
By Terri Wu | August 20, 2025Updated:August 20, 2025 Bradford Muller, vice president of a U.S. pipe company, thought that relief was finally on its way when the pipe and fitting manufacturing industry won a trade case against Chinese companies in 2018. The Commerce Department imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese pipe exporters because their ultra-low