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Today on Facts Matter , we dive into the latest developments in the ongoing global tariff battles. The U.S. has secured a significant victory, with all demands met in the first phase of a larger trade war. What does this mean for international trade, the economy, and future negotiations? Join us as we break down the key players, the broader implications, and what to expect next in this high-stakes...

On Monday, Jan. 20, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Almost immediately, he got to work on implementing his agenda—issuing roughly 200 executive orders, executive actions, proclamations, and memoranda within just a matter of hours. Let’s go through several of them together that relate to the federal workforce. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s e...

The city of Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics. And despite still being many years away, the individual athletes and teams are well on their way in terms of training—hoping to get that gold medal around their necks. Part of the reason it matters is because aside from individual achievement, the medal count is a real point of pride for every country. In fact, during the Olympic Gam...

Back in the summer of 2020, amidst all the news regarding COVID-19, the lockdowns, the outbreaks, the Black Lives Matter protests and riots, and the presidential election, the Supreme Court issued a monumental ruling that went completely under the radar. It went unnoticed by so many because of everything else that was happening at the time. However, the ruling was truly monumental because it effec...

The FBI successfully smoked out two agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who were acting on American soil, attempting to bribe and manipulate the IRS into doing China’s bidding. After they were caught, the two men wound up pleading guilty—and just about a week ago, they were sentenced to prison. The story of who these men were, how they got recruited, the plan they were enacting, the specif...

Every year, the United Nations holds its annual climate change conference. It’s called the “Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP). This year, the 29th annual COP was held on Nov. 11 in the city of Baku, which is the capital of Azerbaijan. However, unlike previous years, many challenges have arisen this year that pose serious problems to the U.N.’s climate agenda. Whether it’s the reelection o...

Starting in January, what might begin to unfold in this country is unprecedented. After years of record-breaking illegal immigration, the incoming Trump administration is serious about deporting millions—perhaps even tens of millions of people—from the United States. Not from the border region, but rather, from neighborhoods throughout the country. And so, if you think about it: The number of raid...

In some areas, the snowstorm dumped several feet of snow in a matter of a couple of hours. This happened during the height of that year’s holiday travel season. The snowstorm knocked out power for more than 100,000 people, it paralyzed most emergency services, it effectively stopped travel in general, and when all was said and done, it left at least 47 people dead. Some of those people died as a r...

With Donald Trump now officially being the president-elect, the big question becomes: what will he actually do? While it might be impossible to map out what he’ll do over the course of four years—we actually have a good idea of what he’ll likely do starting on Day 1. And so, let’s review some of the recent statements made by Trump, in order to map out the 8 executive actions that he’ll likely take...

You probably didn’t know it, but in December 2023, the United States got a lot bigger. Specifically, the United States added about 1 million square kilometers to its territory. That’s approximately 386,000 square miles—roughly the size of two Californias. Now, you would think that something like this would have been front-page news. But it actually went largely unnoticed—probably because the area...

The 2024 election has officially been decided and President-elect Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States—becoming only the second president in U.S. history to serve 2 nonconsecutive terms. The victory that Trump scored on election night was sweeping. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and g...

The Social Security program is quickly approaching the point of insolvency. According to a new analysis by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, within the next nine years—if nothing changes—the average retired couple will see their benefits reduced by $16,500. At the same time, inflation over the next nine years will likely make goods and services significantly more expensive. Join host...

The Social Security Administration just released a statement announcing five key changes that will be made to the Social Security program starting in 2025 regarding benefits, limits, and taxes. Join host Roman Balmakov on this week’s episode of “Facts Matter.” Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. 🇺🇸Roman's Sp...

We are just less than three weeks out from the 2024 election. Meaning that in about three and a half weeks—or however long it takes to count the votes—we’re going to know who will lead the country for the next four years. Regardless of who wins, however, there is a massive structural problem in America that is essentially colorblind. It’s not red, it’s not blue—so it doesn’t matter who’s in office...

For a while now, there have been two competing trends in the United States. At the federal level, there has been more centralization, the introduction of more levels of bureaucracy, more attempts to chip away at the Second Amendment, and so on. At the same time, however, at the local level, many municipalities have been moving in the opposite direction, declaring themselves to be “constitutional c...

One of the odd things about the electoral college system is that it’s possible to produce an actual tie. Perhaps even odder than that, however, is that this year’s election is so tight (at least according to the polling data) that a tie is looking more possible by the day. So let’s go through the details of what a tie in the electoral college system would look like, what would happen afterward, an...

With less than two months to go until Election Day, there’s a threat worth discussing that cuts across party lines. Regardless of whether a Democrat or Republican is in charge, Americans face the real threat of a hostile foreign actor (Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and so on) using what’s known as an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack to destroy our technological advantages. An EMP attack is o...

Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers introduced a new piece of legislation to Congress that would make it illegal for Americans to form militias.🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The bill was introduced to both the House and Senate, and it’s officially titled the “Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act of 2024.” Its stated purpose is to outlaw the formation of citizen mil...

In a monumental ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, local governments are now, once again, allowed to prosecute homeless people for sleeping on public property.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 This ruling officially closed a major loophole that led to large enclaves of homeless encampments in American cities. However, in order to explain what this ruling says, as well as what i...

In this week’s episode we dive into the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a doctrine known as Chevron deference. The ruling has far reaching implications on federal agencies’ power to interpret policy. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Join Roman on this week’s episode of Facts Matter. 🇺🇸Roman's Special Offer👉 https://ept.ms/RomanSpecialOffer ⭕️ Support our fight for th...

Fake, AI-generated people (that do not exist in the real world) are amassing huge social media followings, making millions of dollars in brand deals, appearing in TV commercials, starting their own product lines, getting jobs at TV stations, and even endorsing political candidates.  🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 The wild part, however, is that some people are actually taking t...

Tap water is one of those things that many of us take for granted. Typically, as long as you pay the bill, you turn the faucet, and the water flows. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Hackers in other countries that want to do harm to America see an opportunity. They see it as a perfect weapon—a weapon that can be used to kill, injure, or dehydrate a fairly large area.   And this i...

Right now there is a debt bomb at the center of the U.S. economy, with commercial real estate in this country in total free fall. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 Visit any mainstream commercial building here in New York: On the ground floor you have restaurants, Starbucks, boutique bakeries, and so on, and it looks nice. But go up the elevator, and you’ll find floor, after floor...

In an unexpected development, companies are now developing something called bioplastic due to the skyrocketing amount of microplastics in both the environment, as well as within the human body itself. 🇺🇸 Epoch Times 25¢ Sale: https://ept.ms/RomanSale1 These are plastic alternatives made from living organisms that are sometimes specifically meant to be eaten, which then (at least in theory) biodegr...

Earlier this week, Louisiana's state Legislature passed a new bill that will approve surgical castration as a punishment option for those who are found guilty of sex crimes against children. This move by the Louisiana Legislature is part of a growing trend across the country of states looking to up the ante in terms of punishment for pedophiles—with some states going so far as to impose the death...