Thousands of IRS employees laid off as tax refund season gets underway Thousands of IRS employees were laid off, primarily affecting President Biden’s expansion hires aimed at tax enforcement on wealthy taxpayers. Acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause is expected to resign, according to two administration officials, continuing turmoil is the agency’s top leadership. Krause is … Read more
President Trump calls tariffs ‘medicine’ as stock market plunges President Donald Trump spent the weekend at a golf tournament in Florida as the stock market continued to plunge. A conservative advocacy organization financed by billionaire Republican mega-donor Charles Koch is representing a Florida company that is suing President Donald Trump for imposing tariffs on all … Read more
Trump pays respects to Carter, first Capitol Hill visit since Jan 6 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump visited the Capitol Rotunda on to pay respects to the late President Jimmy Carter. The Army’s caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care. The Army euthanized two horses, Mickey and Tony, and in … Read more
Millions of people pay taxes with ITINs, which are used by people who don’t have social security numbers and aren’t legally present in the U.S. Tax status changing? Here’s what to know about filing this year Tax season gives many people anxiety. Here’s what we know about filing this year. The IRS will share taxpayer … Read more
China vows to ‘fight to the end’ on President Trump’s tariffs President Donald Trump threatened China with more tariffs after they put a 34% tariff on U.S. imports. A Chinese official criticized Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday for referring to its people as “peasants,” as trade tensions escalate between the two countries. Speaking on … Read more
Bessent says Fannie, Freddie release depends on mortgage rates US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that any release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from their current conservatorship would depend on the implications for mortgage rates. Bloomberg Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. holds the upper hand in its budding trade war with China and called the Asian … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts endorsement of measles MMR vaccine on X Health and Human Services secretary, and vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports measles vaccine after visiting West Texas. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking aim at fluoride in public drinking water, a move scientists and dental health organizations have warned … Read more
‘Too funny not to share,’ said the Instagram caption written by Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie Johnson, on Monday. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently received a less-than-warm welcome while visiting a wildlife park in Texas. In a video shared to Instagram on Monday by Johnson’s wife, Carrie Johnson, the politician can be seen sitting … Read more
