News Brief: RFK Jr. Suspends Presidential Campaign, Backs Trump; Fed Signals Rate Cut; DOJ Arrests, Charges Prominent Chinese Dissident for Spying for Beijing

Published on August 24, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, we have some really significant stories to share with you right now, and here’s what’s going on. One presidential candidate has suspended his campaign, the Federal Reserve is changing course on interest rates, and the Biden administration’s Title IX rule changes have been paused in more states. Also, another ruling favors Second Amendment supporters, and a prominent Chinese dissident is arrested for spying. We’ll get to each one of these very important stories, but first up, a major shake-up in the presidential race. Here’s what you need to know....

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