IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office
The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers, beginning with the IRS Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, AP sources say ...
Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts
Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks ...
Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for disgraced ex-US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former congressman George Santos after he pleaded ...
'Hands Off!' protests against Trump and Musk are planned across the US
The protests toward the administration's actions on government downsizing, the economy, human rights and other issues are ...
Black Cat Ice Cream opens second location in central Iowa
Black Cat Ice Cream opened its second location in West Des Moines on 5th Street in Valley Junction this week. The first ...
US economy adds 228,000 jobs in March amid stock market turmoil
The US economy added 228,000 jobs in March, but experts warn that President Trump's new tariffs could impact future growth.
A look at what happened in the US government this week
Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week: President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs Wednesday from the White House Rose Garden. The tariffs, which will take effect on ...
Ovechkin ties Gretzky's record with his 894th goal. He needs one more to break it
Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration on ...
Get the Facts: What are the worst days in stock market history?
This week brought significant daily declines across major stock markets.The drops followed President Donald Trump's Wednesday ...
Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou's famous autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U ...
S&P 500 plunges 6% to close its worst week since 2020 after China retaliates against Trump's tariffs
S&P 500 drops 6% and Dow plunges 2,200 to close the worst week since 2020 after China retaliates against Trump's tariffs.
Trump administration nixes plan to cover anti-obesity drugs through Medicare
President Donald Trump's administration has decided not to cover expensive, high-demand obesity treatments under the government-funded Medicare program ...