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Good ways to put your tax refund to use
Another way to split your refund is to divide it between short- and long-term savings, assuming you’re not carrying credit card debt. Or, if you already have enough in emergency reserves, you can ...
US stocks get boost from tariff exemptions but trade war confusion persists
US stocks rose Monday as traders rallied on the Trump administration’s exemption for tariffs on smartphones, computers and ...
Harvard’s president rejected Trump’s demands. Here’s how other university leaders have responded to the White House
Tensions between Harvard University and President Donald Trump’s administration grew Monday as the administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contracts ...
Trump administration announces freeze in $2.2 billion for Harvard after university rejects request for policy changes
The Trump administration announced Monday that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in ...
How DOGE led a ‘hostile takeover’ at the IRS to use taxpayer data for immigration crackdowns
A group of senior career officials tried but ultimately failed to protect the agency’s highly-sensitive database of taxpayer information.
IRS employees expect to learn their layoff fate around Tax Day, their busiest time of the year
Internal Revenue Service workers are expecting to soon learn their employment fate, coinciding with Tuesday’s tax-filing ...
What to know about Abrego Garcia’s deportation case as White House and Bukele make clear he won’t be returned to US
A Maryland man’s efforts to return to the US after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month hit a major new ...
US begins probes into pharmaceutical and chip imports, setting stage for tariffs
The Trump administration is kicking off investigations into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors on national security grounds, notices ...
Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s social media acquisitions in first day of antitrust trial
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand Monday to defend his company against accusations by the Federal Trade Commission that it bought competing social media companies to dominate the market ...
Small businesses sue Trump administration over authority to impose tariffs
A group of U.S. businesses filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
Man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s home said he would’ve beaten him with hammer, affidavit says
A man accused of breaking into and setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence while the governor’s family ...
A Palestinian student leader at Columbia was steps away from his final citizenship interview. He instead faces deportation
A Palestinian student at Columbia University went into a Vermont immigration office Monday hoping to begin the final step to ...