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Scammers target retirees as major 401(k) rule changes loom for 2026 tax year ahead nationwide
If you’re over 50 and maxing out your 401(k), there’s a big change coming in 2026 that could affect how much tax you pay on your ‘catch-up contributions.’ While it’s mostly about taxes and retirement planning, there’s an unexpected side effect: scammers are circling. Every time your financial habits or…
Read More »Trump reveals Xi Jinping meeting timeline while discussing Kim Jong Un relations in South Korea
President Donald Trump offered new details about his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, saying he expected the meeting to last several hours. Trump made the comments during a diplomatic dinner hosted by South Korean President Lee Jae‑myung on Wednesday. Trump was caught on a hot mic…
Read More »Senate GOP divided as millions risk losing food aid in shutdown standoff
Senate Republicans are mulling a handful of bills to meet funding shortfalls as the shutdown drags on, but one that would prevent funding for federal benefits from lapsing may not get a shot on the floor. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is pushing a bill that would extend funding for food…
Read More »Trump says he could deploy US military in American cities, claims ‘courts wouldn’t get involved’
President Donald Trump spoke to the press while en route to South Korea on Tuesday aboard Air Force One and made remarks about his authority to deploy U.S. military forces domestically — something that will likely draw legal and political concerns. Trump was traveling to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),…
Read More »Senate Republicans defy Vance’s warning, vote to block Trump’s Brazil tariffs amid shutdown
Senate Republicans offered a rare rebuke against President Donald Trump and his trade strategy on Tuesday, despite still remaining largely in lockstep amid the ongoing government shutdown. A handful of Senate Republicans joined Senate Democrats to end Trump’s use of emergency powers to implement steep, 50% tariffs on Brazil. While…
Read More »Johnson argues Biden pardons ‘invalid’ after bombshell autopen report
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., questioned the validity of pardons granted by former President Joe Biden after the release of a high-profile report by the House Oversight Committee. ‘It sounds like a terrible novel or something, but this is reality,’ Johnson said in response to the House GOP’s allegations that…
Read More »Everything you need to know about Election Day 2025: Critical elections, ballot measures and more
Voters across the country will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to cast votes in pivotal elections that many will interpret as critical bellwethers of where the country stands politically almost a year into President Donald Trump’s second term and a year before the midterm elections. Here are the…
Read More »Mike Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene clash in heated private GOP call over shutdown strategy
House Republicans held a lawmaker-only conference call on Tuesday that grew tense when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., confronted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on his strategy to navigate the ongoing government shutdown. Johnson has been holding weekly calls to keep GOP lawmakers updated on the shutdown while instructing them to…
Read More »Trump dangles ‘big as you get’ carrot in bid to tempt Kim and jump-start new North Korea talks
As President Donald Trump floats the idea of meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the question in Washington and Seoul is whether there could be any real substance left in a summit that once dominated global headlines. For Trump, the answer may lie less in new breakthroughs and…
Read More »House Democrats accuse Trump of trying to ‘steal’ $230M from taxpayers through DOJ
House Democrats accused President Donald Trump on Monday of attempting to use the Department of Justice to improperly pay himself for legal damages he has incurred over the past decade, and they demanded senior department officials recuse themselves from the matter. In a public letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi,…
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