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FILE – The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

The national debt now stands at $40 trillion

August 19, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit make...

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle

August 11, 2026 at 8:29 a.m.

President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions — but he’s...

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a lunch in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Regulators issue new guidance on bank lending risk tied to borrowers living illegally in US

July 13, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

The newest warning is one of several measures the Trump administration has taken to discourage people in the U.S. illegally from interacting with the larger U.S. financial system.

A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US launches new strikes on Iran, revokes oil sales permit after 3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz

July 7, 2026 at 9:25 p.m.

The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

June 22, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s election integrity strategy is unlawful and can no longer be...

First lady Melania Trump speaks about Trump Accounts for children in foster care at the Department of Treasury, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Melania Trump unveils a spinoff of Trump Accounts for foster kids

June 11, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts on Thursday, a spinoff of the Trump Accounts investment funds meant to give...

FILE – IRS CEO Frank Bisignano testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on Capitol Hill, April 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

After long waits at the Social Security Administration, its chief says things are getting better

June 9, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

After complaints about staffing cuts and long waits to get help at the Social Security Administration, its commissioner says he’s ready to make the case to Congress this week that...

FILE – President Donald Trump arrives at Leesburg Executive Airport on Marine One in Leesburg, Va., Thursday, April 24, 2025, en route to Trump National Golf Club Washington DC in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system

May 22, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

On Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service agreed to drop all pending probes of Trump over whether he’s paid his fair share of taxes, to settle a lawsuit brought by the...

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

May 19, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

May 18, 2026 at 11:49 a.m.

The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department.

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