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  • TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump hikes tariffs on India to 50%, scrambling the country’s plans to be an alternative to China

    By Josh Boak, Rajesh Roy, and others
  • FILE – The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Politics

    Erika McEntarfer, the BLS head fired by Trump, got bipartisan support in her 2024 confirmation with votes from JD Vance and Marco Rubio

    By Fatima Hussein, Alexandra Olson, and others
  • FILE – A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is photographed May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Politics

    IRS backs Christian media group arguing against rarely enforced tax exemption law

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates. That’s according to an annual report released Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)Politics

    ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ won’t eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits as Trump says it will

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)Middle East

    Trump signs ends U.S. sanctions on Syria with executive order

    By Fatima Hussein, Matt Lee, and others
  • THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – JUNE 24: President of the United States Donald Trump arrives at Huis ten Bosch Palace for a dinner during the NATO Summit 2025 on June 24, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images)Politics

    Trump’s budget bill and DOGE’s IRS staffing cuts could lead to a nightmare 2026 tax season, watchdog warns

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates. That's according to an annual report released Wednesday.Economy

    Social Security and Medicare are going broke—and it’s happening faster than previously thought

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump speaks at a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Finance

    Congressional Budget Office digs further into ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and now says it will raise deficit by $2.8 trillion, $441 billion more than before

    By Fatima Hussein, Lisa Mascaro, and others
  • US President Donald TrumpPolitics

    Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ tax bill would cost poor Americans $1,600 a year while boosting highest earners by $12,000, CBO says

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Rep. Billy LongEconomy

    Ex-congressman and auctioneer Billy Long once sought to abolish the IRS. Now he’s leading it

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)Politics

    The U.S. government is offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to the capture of El Chapo’s fugitive sons

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks at the White House, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    U.S. Treasury won’t label China a currency manipulator but blasts it for lack of transparency in exchange rate policy

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Marine OneFinance

    Trump tariffs would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over 10 years—while shrinking the economy and raising inflation, CBO says

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • two stacks of penniesPolitics

    U.S. Mint says it’s stopping penny production

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Billy Long before the SenatePolitics

    Ex-congressman who sponsored bill to abolish the IRS now in line to lead agency under Trump

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press