Politics Sep 14 Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign-owned companies in the U.S. The federal government reviews and can block business activity of non-U.S. companies through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
Politics Sep 04 WATCH: Biden touts unions, job creation in Philadelphia Labor Day remarks President Joe Biden, who often says he's the most pro-union president in history, is heading to Philadelphia on Monday for the annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade.
Politics Aug 28 As labor movements spread nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions Biden is counting on critical labor support as he campaigns for a second term in office, holding his first re-election campaign rally at a Pennsylvania union hall in June, declaring: "I'm proud to be the most pro-union president in American…
Economy Aug 23 Founders of crypto mixer arrested, sanctioned after U.S. cracks down Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Roman Semenov, one of the three co-founders of Tornado Cash, for allegedly supporting the North Korean hacking organization, Lazarus Group, among other things.
Politics Aug 15 WATCH: Biden touts economic policies in trip to battleground Wisconsin On the heels of a fourth indictment for Trump, Biden focused on manufacturing jobs in a speech at a Wisconsin factory — putting his ideas for growth up against his Republican rivals in a bid to win over voters in a key…
Politics Aug 02 IRS aims to go paperless by 2025 as part of campaign to conquer mountains of paperwork The effort to reduce the exorbitant load of paperwork that has plagued the agency — dubbed the "paperless processing initiative" — was announced by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Wednesday.
Politics Jul 25 Lawmakers press for more scrutiny over China’s ‘malign influence’ at development bank The bipartisan group is introducing legislation Tuesday that would require Treasury to issue a report every two years on the scope and scale of Chinese influence and involvement in all aspects of the bank.
Economy Jul 24 IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers The IRS says it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits — in a an effort to keep its workers safe and combat scammers who pose as IRS agents.
Politics Jul 20 New U.S. sanctions aim to choke off Russia’s access to battlefield supplies and revenue The sanctions imposed Thursday by the Treasury and State departments target people and companies from Russia to the United Arab Emirates to Kyrgyzstan.
Politics Jul 20 IRS moves forward with a new free-file tax return system, supporters and critics mobilize On one side, civil society groups this week launched a coalition to promote the move toward a government-run free-file program. On the other, tax preparation firms like Intuit and H&R Block have been pouring millions into lobbying to try to…