Politics Apr 02 Biden and Xi hold first conversation in months in effort to establish regular talks Biden views sustained interactions as key to keeping competition between the two massive economies and nuclear-armed powers from escalating to direct conflict.
Politics Mar 25 WATCH: State Dept. holds briefing after U.S. sanctions Russian entities accused of enabling digital currency sanctions evasion State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Monday's action “reaffirms the G7 commitment to curtail Russia’s use of the international financial system to further its war against Ukraine.
World Mar 14 U.S. sanctions 3 Israeli West Bank settlers and their outposts for violence against Palestinians The announcement comes at a time of increasing friction between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government has reacted angrily to previous sanctions.
Politics Mar 11 WATCH: Biden talks about lowering costs for families during New Hampshire campaign stop President Joe Biden on Monday released a budget proposal aimed at getting voters' attention: It would offer tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Politics Mar 06 Betty Ford forever postage stamp is unveiled at the White House Ford, who died in 2011, was an advocate for women's health and breast cancer awareness — having undergone breast cancer surgery in 1974.
World Feb 27 Yellen urges world leaders to redirect frozen Russian Central Bank assets for Ukraine reconstruction Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday offered her strongest public support yet for the idea of liquidating roughly $300 billion and using them for Ukraine.
World Feb 23 Russia hit with new sanctions for the Ukraine war’s 2nd anniversary and Navalny’s death The U.S. Treasury, State Department and Commerce Department plan Friday to impose roughly 600 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine in the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
Economy Feb 21 IRS to pursue business private jet usage in new round of audits on wealthy taxpayers First, there were trackers on Taylor Swift and other celebrities' private jet usage. Now, there will be more scrutiny on executives' personal use of business aircraft who write it off as a tax expense.
World Feb 20 White House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death The White House says it is preparing additional "major sanctions" on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony.
Economy Feb 06 IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in unpaid taxes thanks to new funding The report says tax revenues are expected to increase by as much as $561 billion from 2024 to 2034, which is substantially more than previous estimates.