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Top Economist Warns Trump Tariffs Effectively Impose Tax Rate On Low-Income Households That Is Triple Of High-Income Ones

A new analysis from Yale's Budget Lab shows that the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in 2025 act as a highly regressive tax, hitting America's poorest households more than three times harder than the richest.

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Retirees Often Face Higher Taxes After A Spouse Dies: Steps To Avoid 'Survivor's Penalty' From The IRS

Losing a spouse can deliver a second blow after grief, which is a higher tax bill. Financial planners warn that the so-called "survivor's penalty" can sharply raise lifetime taxes if couples don't plan.

Benzinga

White House 'Official' Response On Trump's Quiet Piggy' Statement: Are They In The Right?

The White House defends Trump's 'quiet, piggy' remark toward a reporter, insisting it was misinterpreted as criticism mounts over standards in political discourse.

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Chuck Schumer Lashes Out As Tom Homan Promises Sweeping NYC Immigration Crackdown: 'We Don't Want Or Need Masked ICE Agents Instilling Fear...'

Former ICE director Tom Homan vowed to ramp up enforcement operations in New York City, prompting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to accuse federal officials of stoking fear in immigrant neighborhoods.

Benzinga

Stacey Plaskett: Who She Is and Why House Republicans Want Her Out of Committee

House Republicans have moved to censure Stacey Plaskett and remove her from a key committee, citing her 2019 text exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while Democrats argue she has committed no wrongdoing.

International Business Times UK

Trump Approval Crashes To 38% As Americans Rage Over Soaring Prices And Epstein Files, Reuters Poll Shows GOP Support Cracking

President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to the lowest point of his second term as frustration over the cost of living and his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files fuels rare cracks within his Republican base.

Benzinga

Misconduct in the James Comey Case Stemmed From a Reckless Rush To Indict Him

A magistrate judge says the government’s missteps may warrant dismissal of the charges against the former FBI director.

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Who Is Clay Higgins: Quick Facts About The Only Lawmaker Who Voted Against Epstein Files Act

Clay Higgins was the only lawmaker to vote against releasing the Epstein files. Here are key facts about his decision, his background and what the bill aims to reveal.

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo denounces "extremely disrespectful" treatment of immigrants in U.S.

"We have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity that they have."

Axios

Texas governor declares one of America’s largest Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

CAIR accused Greg Abbott of stoking ‘anti-Muslim hysteria’

The Independent UK

Senate Unanimously Approves Epstein Files Bill After Trump Says He's 'All For It'

The Senate moved swiftly Tuesday to advance a bill forcing the Justice Department to release more information about its case against the late Jeffrey Epstein, acting just hours after the House overwhelmingly approved the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump, who had spent months trying to block it.

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Elizabeth Warren Warns Trump Making A 'Tremendous Mistake' By Selling Federal Student Loans To Wall Street: 'I'm Fighting Back'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized President Donald Trump’s plans to sell federal student loans to private companies, warning that the move could create windfall gains for Wall Street, at the expense of taxpayers and average working Americans.

Benzinga

Trump Slams Jerome Powell As 'Too Late' And 'Stupid': Says He Wants Him Out 'Right Now,' But Some People Are 'Holding Me Back'

President Donald Trump issued his sharpest critique yet against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while confirming that he’s begun interviewing candidates for the top central bank role.

Benzinga

House, Senate Near Unanimous in Voting to Release Epstein Files, Rep. Clay Higgins Casts Lone 'No' Vote

In a near-unanimous 427-1 vote, Congress has approved the motion to publicise the Epstein files, with only one representative voting against.

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The Independent UK

Democratic state election officials demand answers on Justice Department's requests for voter data

Ten Democratic secretaries of state are asking the Trump administration to provide more information about its efforts to seek voter registration data

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: Bill to release Epstein files approved by Senate and House

Donald Trump pivoted at the weekend to signal his support for the bill and says he will sign the measure when it reaches his desk – key US politics stories from Tuesday 18 November

Axios

House Democrats force vote on kicking GOP Rep. Cory Mills off Armed Services Committee

Democrats have repeatedly — and successfully — used the threat of censure against Mills to ward off GOP rebukes.

Axios

Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump

Trump said Monday he would sign the bill, but the files still may not be released any time soon.

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Axios

Who's the sole Republican to vote against releasing Epstein files?

The Senate quickly sent the bill on Epstein to Trump's desk Tuesday evening.

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Republicans fail in vote to oust Stacey Plaskett from House Intel over Epstein texts

Democrats threatened to retaliate by trying to remove Rep. Cory Mills from the Armed Services Committee.

Latin Times

Trump Admin Sues to Block California Mask Ban Citing 'Unprecedented Harassment, Doxing, and Violence' of Federal Agents

The Trump administration has filed a suit to block California's new restrictions on masked federal agents, arguing the state's laws endanger officers and violate federal authority

The Independent UK

Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops from operating in the city

The Independent UK

The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely

The Independent UK

Plea negotiations underway with Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant dodge agents

Plea negotiations are underway for a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal agents

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: There's no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that strikes on suspected drug boats his administration began carrying out in September in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. from fatal drug overdoses

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