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White House says Trump will provide the largest tax cut in history for middle class working Americans

President Donald Trump outlined his tax priorities to a group of House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Thursday, revisiting proposals to raise taxes on some financial elites and eliminate tax breaks for sports team owners. Trump also reaffirmed his campaign promises to extend expiring provisions from his 2017

Trump has released reported tax plan, including no tax on tips, Social Security for seniors, or overtime pay

President Donald Trump outlined his tax priorities to a group of House Republican lawmakers at the White House on Thursday, revisiting proposals to raise taxes on some financial elites and eliminate tax breaks for sports team owners. Trump also reaffirmed his campaign promises to extend expiring provisions from his 2017

Trump says he will sanction the ICC for seeking the arrest of Israeli PM Netanyahu

President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of "illegitimate and baseless actions" targeting the United States and its ally Israel. The order enforces financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families who support ICC investigations into American

Trump has signed an executive memo ordering a review of funding to all NGOs that rely on federal dollars

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive memo ordering a review of funding to all non-government organizations that rely on federal dollars. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to retain fewer than 300 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) out of a global

The Trump administration to keep just 294 USAID staff from the original 10,000

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to retain fewer than 300 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) out of a global workforce of more than 10,000, four sources told Reuters on Thursday. The primary U.S. humanitarian aid agency has been a target of a

White House preparing executive order to cut thousands of US health agency jobs

The White House is reportedly preparing an executive order to lay off thousands of employees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited sources familiar with the situation. On Thursday, however, the White House denied it is drafting an

DOGE is feeding "sensitive federal data" into artificial intelligence to hunt for potential spending cuts

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service has been using artificial intelligence software to analyze sensitive data from the Education Department, including internal program details and spending records, according to two individuals familiar with the DOGE team’s activities. The AI analysis reportedly involves data containing personally identifiable information of

Trump’s Trump Media and Technology Group is going to launch a Bitcoin Plus ETF

U.S. President Donald Trump’s media company, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), is planning to launch a series of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including one that tracks the price of bitcoin (BTC), according to an announcement on Thursday. The company’s ETF lineup—three funds so far—will be

Tesla, TSLA, has begun to hire for mass production of its Optimus Humanoid robot

Tesla is ramping up efforts to scale production of its Optimus humanoid robot at the Fremont, California facility. The company has listed multiple job openings for the project, with at least 16 positions available so far. These roles include manufacturing engineers, production managers, process supervisors, and production supervisors, with more

"2025 is a renter's market," Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin, has said

As of December, the median asking rent in the U.S. was $1,695, down 0.5% — or $8 — from November, according to a new report from Realtor.com. The latest figure is 1.1% lower — or $18 — compared to the same time last year and 3.7% below the

JPMorgan Chase, JPM, will deliver gold bullion valued at more than $4 billion against futures contracts in New York in February

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will deliver more than $4 billion worth of gold bullion against futures contracts in New York this February, as soaring prices and the threat of import tariffs drive a global rush to ship metal to the U.S. The bank, the world’s largest bullion dealer,

Trump Ukraine peace plan leaked

UKWorldPoliticsRoyalUSWeatherScienceHistoryWeirdNatureSundayInYourArea HomeNewsWorld Donald Trump's '100-day peace plan' to end Ukraine war 'leaked' - but it won't please all The leaked peace plan, which some claim is Russian propaganda, aims to end the war in Ukraine within 100 days of its implementation. By

Elon Musk's poll on X to have DOGE audit the IRS has ended, with 51% with "Yes" the IRS should be audited, "F Yes" with 41%, and 8% with no

Elon Musk's poll on X to have DOGE audit the IRS has ended, with 51% with "Yes" the IRS should be audited, "F Yes" with 41%, and 8% with no. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical

40,000 federal employees have now accepted President Trump's buyout resignation offer

Around 40,000 of the roughly 2.3 million federal employees eligible for the buyout offer have accepted, according to NBC News and The Washington Post—up from about 20,000 the day before. On February 4, CNN reported that Trump is planning large-scale layoffs for those who don’t

Google, GOOGL, removes pledge to not use AI for weapons from website

Google has reportedly revised its public artificial intelligence (AI) ethics policy, removing a previous commitment to avoid using AI for surveillance and weapons development. The earlier version of Google’s AI principles explicitly prohibited work on certain applications, including "weapons or other technologies whose principal purpose or implementation is

Google, GOOGL, is eliminating minority hiring goals and will review its DEI program

Alphabet’s Google is ending its goal to hire more employees from historically underrepresented groups and is reassessing several diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. Google’s move aligns with other U.S. corporations that have recently scaled back

Republican Congressman Andy Biggs has introduced a bill to abolish OSHA

Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs has reintroduced a bill aimed at dismantling the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), arguing that workplace safety should be managed by states and private employers rather than the federal government. Biggs has labeled OSHA part of the “bloated federal government,” calling for its abolition as

Argentina to pull out of the WHO

Argentina has announced its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), following a similar move made by U.S. President Donald Trump last month. "President Javier Milei has instructed Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein to initiate Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization," said presidential spokesperson

The Microsoft, MSFT, 365 family subscription, with Word, Excel and other apps, will now cost $130 a year

Microsoft Corp. has announced a price hike for its Office apps subscription plans, betting that consumers will pay more for access to new artificial intelligence tools. The Microsoft 365 Family plan, which supports up to six users and includes apps like Word and Excel, will now cost $130 annually—a

Representative Mark Pocan has introduced the ELON MUSK act which would ban "special" government employees like Musk from federal contracts

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) introduced the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act on Wednesday, a bill aimed at banning special government employees from securing federal contracts. “Elon Musk gets over $20 billion in contracts from the U.S. government and bought himself a

Representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Representatives from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), gaining access to key payment and contracting systems, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday that cited sources familiar with the matter. DOGE officials have

California considers letting victims of natural disasters sue oil companies for damages due to climate change

Oil and gas companies could be held financially responsible for damages caused by climate change-related disasters in California under a bill introduced Monday by two Democratic lawmakers. The legislation argues that the oil industry deliberately misled the public about the dangers of fossil fuels and their role in driving climate

Democratic Representative Al Green has announces Articles of Impeachment against Trump

A Democratic representative announced in the U.S. House on Wednesday that he is introducing articles of impeachment against Donald Trump over the former president’s proposal to “take over Gaza.” Trump’s plan, according to Texas Representative Al Green, is a “desperate act” that amounts to ethnic cleansing. The

Elon Musk has "confirmed he wants to put the US Treasury on a blockchain"

"Career Treasury officials are breaking the law every hour of every day by approving fraudulent payments or those that don’t comply with funding laws passed by Congress," Musk posted on X. The Tesla billionaire-turned-government-spending watchdog is now leading the so-called Doge Department of Government Efficiency. Proposed by

Trump has said he's left 'instructions' that if Iran assassinated him the US foe 'would be obliterated"

President Trump said Tuesday that he has given orders for Iran to be completely destroyed if it ever attempts to assassinate him. The president made the statement after signing an executive order in the Oval Office aimed at maintaining maximum pressure on Tehran by expanding his authority to take action