Trump says he’ll award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Washington — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will award conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated during a campus event in Utah, the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. Mr. Trump paid homage to Kirk while speaking at a Sept. 11 remembrance event at the Pentagon, calling his killing “heinous.” “Charlie was a giant

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Banning Illegal Immigrants From Social Programs

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge on Sept. 10 ordered four federal agencies to stop banning illegal immigrants from programs such as Head Start, which provides child care for poorer families. U.S.

Trump’s Crackdown on Prescription Drug Ads: What to Know

President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump has directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ramp up its efforts to ensure that advertising of prescription drugs directed to consumers is transparent and

Americans to Pay Less at Pump in Coming Months, More for Power in Coming Years: Report

A customer pumps gas into his car at an Arco gas station in Mill Valley, Calif., on Aug. 28, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Falling oil prices will spur a decline of about 20 cents per gallon of gasoline on average across the United States by the end of 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is

MSNBC Apologizes for Analyst’s Comments on Charlie Kirk Assassination

The Comcast NBCUniversal building is seen in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 20, 2024. ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP Cable news network MSNBC has issued a formal apology over the on-air comments by its political analyst Matthew Dowd following the political assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Kirk, the founder of the nonprofit Turning Point USA that advocated