House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after the House passed budget reconciliation legislation at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025. Francis Chung | POLITICO via AP Images Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation from Congress on Friday, a move that was expected but one…
Elon Musk applaudes in the Oval Office as he attends a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk said Saturday that he has formed a new political party, the “America Party,” which he claims will give Americans “back…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, as he speaks from a balcony, on the day he is expected to sign a sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said he had…
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican House members celebrate following the signing of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters How to read this guide Follow along from start to finish, or use the table…
President Donald Trump signed his party’s tax and spending package into law on Friday, ushering in major changes to Americans’ finances. The GOP’s marquee “one big beautiful bill” makes Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent while adding a senior “bonus” along with a bigger state and local tax deduction and higher estate and gift tax exemption….
Traffic is seen on Interstate 35 on July 03, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Heavy overnight thunderstorms in the Northeast and South Texas left several people dead and caused widespread damage ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, authorities said. Officials with the City of Plainfield, New…
A relatively underappreciated constituency is raising the alarm about President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — gamblers. Tucked into the nearly 900-page legislation is a change to how gambling losses are taxed that some professional and amateur bettors say could crush the industry. The provision, only a few paragraphs, would limit what gamblers can deduct from their…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Scammers impersonating the President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance Inaugural Committee fraudulently stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency, according to a new complaint filed by federal prosecutors. The perpetrators used phony email addresses made to look like they belonged to the inaugural committee to…
NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the offices of the Attorney General on January 08, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images New York state was sued on Wednesday by the National Retail Federation over a new law requiring retailers to tell customers when their personal data are being used to…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 27, 2025. Hu Yousong | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images All eyes are on talks between the U.S. and the European Union, which have yet to strike a trade deal with just days to…
