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The IRS is at risk of losing $20 billion in funding without legislative intervention

Already bracing for funding cuts under a new Trump administration, U.S. Treasury officials are calling on Congress to unlock $20 billion in IRS enforcement money that is tied up in legislative language that has effectively rendered the money frozen.

Trump’s threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief

Takeaways from AP’s report on a study into extremism in the military that used old data

AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data

North Carolina election board certifies 2024 results, except for a few key races

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What does Trump’s latest tariff plan mean for US consumers and the world?

Donald Trump isn’t even president yet, and he may have touched off the start of a trade war. On Monday, Trump vowed sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, as well as China on day one, as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.

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Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

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Special counsel moves to abandon cases against Trump

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Rudy Giuliani draws rebuke for a courtroom outburst accusing judge in assets case of being unfair

In an angry outburst in a New York courtroom, Rudy Giuliani has accused a judge of making wrong assumptions about him after ordering him to turn over most of his assets to two election poll workers who won a libel case against him.

Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump’s promised crackdown on immigration

President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to

Canadian officials blast Trump’s tariff threat and one calls Mexico comparison an insult

Canadian officials are blasting President-elect Donald’s Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs. The leader of Canada’s most populous province on Tuesday called Trump’s comparison of Canada to Mexico “the most insulting thing I’ve ever heard.”

Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US?

President-elect Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.

Trump won about 2.5M more votes than in 2020, some in unexpected places

Republican Donald Trump’s support has grown broadly since he last sought the presidency. In his defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump won a bigger percentage of the vote in each one of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C., than he did four years ago.

Presidents have used immigration ‘parole’ since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump

Cuba’s at one of its lowest points since the 1959 revolution. Gangs control the streets of Haiti’s capital. Nicaragua’s president has imprisoned protesters. Venezuelans suffer severe shortages and one of the world’s highest inflation rates.

Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S.

Will Trump’s return lead to a new wave of bestselling books?

Donald Trump is coming back to the White House, but don’t expect another “Fire and Fury,” or much fire and fury in book publishing in general.

Mexican president suggests Mexico could respond to any of Donald Trump’s tariffs with tariffs of its own on US products.

Biden administration to loan $6.6B to EV maker Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker paused

President Joe Biden’s administration will loan $6.6 billion to Rivian Automotive to build a Georgia factory. The announcement Tuesday comes less than two months before Donald Trump becomes president again.

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.

G7 ministers throw support behind Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire but make no mention of ICC warrant

Foreign ministers from leading industrialized countries have thrown their strong support behind an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Auto industry’s shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax credits

If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs.

Trump transition team suggests sidelining top adviser over pay-to-play allegations

The top lawyer on Donald Trump’s transition team has investigated a longtime adviser to the president-elect over allegations he used his proximity to Trump to score payments from those seeking roles or influence in the new administration.

Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that’ll change under Trump

Warnings have been popping up on social media urging women who might be considering divorce to “pull the trigger” while they still can ever since President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance won the election.

Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.

Germany’s Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’ and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Barack Obama and Donald Trump and says she asked herself whether she could have done more to prevent Brexit.

CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes

The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency is urging the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threats. Dr.

Judge grants request from prosecutors to dismiss election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump

A voting machine firm suing Fox News now wants to probe Murdoch family trust fight

Lawyers for a voting machine company that’s suing Fox News want to question Rupert Murdoch about his contentious efforts to change his family trust. Attorneys for Smartmatic broached the request at a court date Monday.

What diversity does — and doesn’t — look like in Trump’s Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump vigorously campaigned against diversity and inclusion efforts in business and government. But his Cabinet selections and other high-profile staffing choices include some barrier-breaking nominations.

So you’re gathering with relatives whose politics are different. Here are some tips for the holidays

Democrats plan to elect new party leader just days after Trump’s inauguration

The chair of the Democratic National Committee has informed party leaders that the organization will elect his successor just days after Donald Trump is inaugurated.

Justice Dept. is abandoning its classified documents case against Trump after similar move in election interference case

Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump

Federal prosecutors have moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

Justice Department moves to dismiss 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump after his presidential victory

At the crossroads of news and opinion, ‘Morning Joe’ hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting

The reaction of those who defended “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for meeting with President-elect Trump sounds almost quaint in the days of opinionated journalism.

Newsom says California could offer electric vehicle rebates if Trump eliminates federal tax credit

California could offer state tax rebates for electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the $7,500 federal EV tax credit. Gov.

Senators took down one Trump Cabinet pick. But the fight over their authority is just beginning

The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general serves as a reminder that the Senate is still relevant when it comes to installing a president’s Cabinet.

Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different ideas and eclectic personalities

Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore.