POLITICS

Trump Fed Pick Stephen Miran Commits to Central Bank Independence

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Stephen Miran, nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s nominee to temporarily serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, committed to preserving the central

Trump Admin Designates 2 Ecuadoran Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in another move against cartels and drug traffickers, on Thursday said the Trump administration is designating two Ecuadorean gangs as foreign terrorist organizations. In a notice released Thursday, the State

U.S. designating 2 more gangs as foreign terrorist groups, Rubio says

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations in the Trump administration’s latest move against cartels. The announcement came as Rubio traveled to Ecuador to meet with its leaders in a trip to Latin America this week that has been overshadowed by

RFK Jr. faces heated questions on CDC, vaccines at Senate hearing

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Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, a Republican and a physician, said he was “deeply concerned” about how Kennedy and the CDC’s vaccine panel are approaching recommendations. “Secretary Kennedy, in your confirmation hearing, you promised to uphold the highest standards for vaccines. Since then, I’ve grown deeply concerned,” Barrasso said. “The public has seen measles outbreaks,

RFK Jr. denies pressuring ousted CDC director to preapprove vaccine changes

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Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday denied that he pressured the ousted director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to preapprove vaccination recommendations from a panel he overhauled before her firing.  Susan Monarez was fired from the position less than a month after her Senate confirmation.