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Star witness in Trump trial tells of plot to conceal porn star hush money payments
Trump is charged with 34 felony counts for each alleged falsified business record related to his repayment to an attorney of his.
Porn star Stormy Daniels in NYC hush money trial alleges sexual encounter with Trump
The testimony described in granular detail the intimate physical encounter with a former president.
Parents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds
Families gathered outside the U.S. Capitol Tuesday to “make a fuss for babies,” saying lawmakers direct too little funding to young children.
Yellen touts success of IRS pilot program that allowed direct free filing of tax returns
A free IRS tax-filing pilot program was successful, despite critics' warnings it would steal business from tax preparers, an official said.
U.S. Supreme Court floats return to trial court for Trump in presidential immunity case
Returning the case to the trial court could delay Donald Trump’s prosecution beyond the November election.
NY prosecutor ties Trump hush money payments to campaign as criminal trial kicks off
The first-ever criminal trial of an ex-U.S. president centers on Trump’s alleged falsified business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Divided U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with case of Pennsylvania man who joined Jan. 6 mob
The case centers on whether an ex-police officer violated an obstruction statute when he joined the mob that entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Small business owners ask U.S. House tax writers to extend Trump-era deductions
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which expires at the end of 2025, allowed some business owners to deduct up to 20% of qualified business income.
The IRS is testing a free method to directly file taxes. But not everyone is thrilled.
The IRS estimates that 19 million taxpayers are eligible to use a new Direct File program in advance of the April 15 tax filing deadline.
Expanded child tax credit stranded in U.S. Senate by GOP comparisons to welfare
A tax package including an expanded child tax credit is stuck in the Senate over objections to a provision meant to aid low-income families.
Trump, GOP-led states argue presidential immunity claim to Supreme Court
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and attorneys general from 18 states in amicus briefs filed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday urged that Trump be granted blanket immunity, reversing a lower court ruling.
Suit alleging suppression of free speech met with skepticism at U.S. Supreme Court
The Biden administration argued to the court there is no evidence that the government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading or dangerous information online.