The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to...
Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation with new tariffs from Mexico, Canada and China
President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as...
Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could push up car prices by as much as $12,200
President Trump's tariffs on three key U.S. trade partners, which are set to go into effect Tuesday, could drive up automobile costs for U.S. consumers by thousands of dollars...
UK PM Starmer says he does not accept that US is an unreliable ally
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday said he did not accept that the United States under President Donald Trump was an unreliable ally. On...
Trump-Zelenskiy clash divides US Republicans, dims aid prospects
An angry White House clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump divided the U.S. president's fellow Republicans and dimmed prospects that Congress will approve any...
Trump and Zelensky’s fiery exchange underlines US pivot to Russia
To seasoned diplomatic observers, US President Donald Trump’s furious dressing down of Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office was a planned political mugging, a trap set by...
First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays the outbreak
At least 124 people have been infected in the fast-spreading outbreak. Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, “we have measles outbreaks...
US consumer confidence dives, posts biggest drop in 3.5 years
Tariffs on imports, mass firings of federal workers are some of the issues taking a toll on consumer psyche. United States consumer confidence deteriorated at...
Key federal agencies refuse to comply with Musk’s latest demand in his cost-cutting crusade
Key U.S. agencies, including the FBI, State Department and the Pentagon, have instructed their employees not to comply with cost-cutting chief Elon Musk’s latest demand that federal...