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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump likes to say he’s bringing in trillions of dollars in investments from foreign countries, but a provision in his tax cuts bill could cause international companies to avoid expanding into the United States. The House-passed version of the legislation would allow the federal government to impose taxes on foreign-parented [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to counter the threats drones pose to national security under new rules released last week, while also aiming to make it possible for Americans to fly faster than the speed of sound and expedite the development of the flying cars of the future. The three executive [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the FBI arrested an accused leader of the MS-13 gang, Kash Patel was there to announce the case, trumpeting it as a step toward returning “our communities to safety.” Weeks later, when the Justice Department announced the seizure of $510 million in illegal narcotics bound for the United States, the FBI [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Work in the Republican-led Senate to legitimize cryptocurrency by adding guardrails has drawn backing from some Democrats, underscoring growing support for the industry in the party. Divisions have opened over the bill, known as the GENIUS Act, with many demanding it prevent President Donald Trump and his family from directly profiting from [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period, according to an analysis released last week by the Congressional Budget Office. The numbers were revealed in a letter sent to Democratic congressional leadership outlining how the Trump administration’s plan to impose wide-ranging tariffs on countries around [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump last week resurrected a policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. The ban took effect today at 12:01 a.m., a cushion that may avoid the chaos that unfolded at [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring freeze, raising concerns among economists about the quality of the inflation figures just as they are being closely watched for the impact of tariffs. The department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, which produces the [...]
Borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans no longer will be at risk of having their Social Security benefits garnished, an Education Department spokesperson said. The government last month restarted collections for the millions of people in default on their loans. An estimated 452,000 people aged 62 and older had student loans in [...]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will hire for “mission-critical field positions” amid warnings that the National Weather Service has been cut too sharply just as hurricane season arrives. An agency spokesperson said in a statement the positions will be advertised under a temporary reprieve from the federal government’s widespread hiring pause “to [...]
The sponsors of legislation that would require Ohio counties, townships and municipalities to adopt cybersecurity programs offered a first glance of the bill to House committee members this week. Reps. Haraz Ghanbari, R-Perrysburg, and Adam Mathews, R-Lebanon, said the bill is in response to the increased number of such attacks on cities, counties and other [...]