Nation Jun 13 Trump taps James M. McDonald as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan.
Politics Jun 11 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump announces new investment accounts for foster youth First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts, a spinoff of the Trump Accounts investment funds meant to give $1,000 to every newborn whose parent opens one.
Politics Jun 09 Social Security's retirement trust fund faces a projected funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than expected Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, unchanged from last year's estimate.
Politics Jun 09 WATCH: SSA chief testifies before House subcommittee on embattled agency's performance Frank Bisignano is expected to face pointed questions from lawmakers at a hearing on his agency’s customer service performance, its ability to pay Americans their benefits, protect their privacy, and other questions about the inner workings of the SSA.
Economy Jun 05 Treasury warns banks of 'red flags' tied to customers in the U.S. illegally The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network — also known a FinCEN — issued an advisory Friday to banks that tells them to watch out for identity theft, payroll tax fraud, and money laundering schemes tied to hiring unauthorized workers.
World Jun 04 U.S. sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel in latest move pressuring island's leadership The sanctions come after Trump signed an executive order expanding sanctions against the island and has been threatening military action ever since ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and then ordering an energy blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba.
Politics Jun 03 WATCH: Bessent refuses to tell Senate panel whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits “There’s continuing litigation, and I’m unable to comment on ongoing litigation,” Bessent told lawmakers at the Senate Finance Committee hearing.
Politics May 22 Experts warn Trump immunity from IRS audit could undermine trust in tax system Details of IRS audits are not public and the merits of each side's arguments are impossible to tell. But the way the president's case against his own government's IRS was resolved is highly unusual, experts say.
Politics May 19 U.S. government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement The one-page document posted to the Department of Justice website Tuesday says the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump organization’s current tax issues.
Politics May 18 Justice Department announces a $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund to compensate Trump allies Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in announcing the fund in a statement that it was "a lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress."…