By Andrew Moran Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s departure in January could transform the U.S. cryptocurrency regulatory landscape. Gensler, a staunch critic of the digital assets industry, confirmed on social media platform X last week that he will resign from his role the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump and Gensler […]
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Tracking Every Trump Cabinet Pick
By The Epoch Times Staff President-elect Donald Trump is already beginning to finalize his Cabinet roster less than a week after his decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The president’s Cabinet usually includes the vice president and the heads of 15 executive departments, including the president’s chief of staff, the secretary of state, and […]
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How Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz Could Shape Trump’s China Policy
By Terri Wu and Lilly Zhou WASHINGTON—Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) are set to have a unique opportunity to leave their footprint on President-elect Donald Trump’s China policy in the next four years. Trump selected Rubio as his Secretary of State and Waltz as his national security adviser. Both known as […]
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Trump Picks RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Austin Alonzo and Jeff Louderback President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 14 said he is “thrilled to announce” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a statement on social media. “For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who […]
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‘Forever Chemicals’ in US Drinking Water: A Growing Problem
By Autumn Spredemann Formally identified as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of manmade chemicals known as PFAS compounds are found in everything from soil and food to common household items and water. An overabundance of these compounds has been detected in U.S. drinking water and that of other industrialized nations, sparking discussion on control […]
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Trump Sets Condition for Next Senate Republican Leader
By Jack Phillips President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday publicly offered at least one condition for the next Republican Senate majority leader: they must agree to make recess appointments for Trump administration officials. “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which […]
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Trump Speaks at Madison Square Garden Rally
By Janice Hisle NEW YORK CITY—Former President Donald Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27 to cheers from the crowd at the jam-packed arena. As the former president began his remarks, a new campaign slogan—“Dream Big Again”—glowed in the upper tiers of the arena. “I’m asking you to be excited about […]
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200-Plus Schools Received Food Likely Contamination With Listeria Bacteria: FSIS
By Naveen Athrappully Hundreds of schools across the United States received food products that could potentially be contaminated by pathogens, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). On Oct. 9, Oklahoma-based BrucePac pulled out nearly 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat (RTE) and poultry citing contamination risk by the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The […]
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5 Takeaways From the Vance-Walz Vice Presidential Debate
By Nathan Worcester, Joseph Lord, Jacob Burg, Andrew Moran Cordiality amidst clashes marked the first and only vice-presidential debate of 2024. The Oct. 1 CBS News event hosted by Norah O’Donnell, of CBS Evening News, and Margaret Brennan, of Face the Nation, pitted Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. While both were plainspoken […]
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Harris Struggles to Win Over Some Black Male Voters, a Key Democrat Voting Bloc
By Emel Akan, Arjun Singh and Nathan Worcester Sherman Younger, a registered voter from the small town of Chatham in Virginia, voted for Joe Biden in 2020. This year, however, he is on the fence about supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. Younger is one of the undecided voters who hold significant sway in the upcoming […]
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The ‘Chemical War’ Killing 70,000 Americans Each Year
By Petr Svab The United States needs to ramp up enforcement against every step of the manufacturing and trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly synthetic drugs if it hopes to stem the crisis, several experts told The Epoch Times. With every passing day, however, the path to success gets narrower as the criminal organizations involved […]
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An Overview of Significant Events on Road to Election and Beyond
By Stacy Robinson We’ve entered the final phase of the 2024 election cycle, which has been marked by twists and turns. The Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, has faced two assassination attempts, one of which only failed by millimeters. He’s also facing a series of legal battles. In the Democrat camp, the nation was […]
