British Hedge Fund Trader Jailed in Denmark over Cumex Tax Fraud

Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims

Russian said it is expelling two British diplomats over allegations of spying

ABC News - 1d

Behind Ontario's tax on electricity for the U.S.

Canada's Ontario province is charging a 25% tax on electricity sent to the U.S. as retaliation over President Trump's tariffs. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul spoke to Ontario's energy minister, Stephen ...

CBS News - 1d

$1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds to expire soon: How to claim your money

The IRS warns that an estimated $1 billion in tax refunds from the 2021 tax year may become the property of the U.S. Treasury if over 1.1 million Americans do not file their tax returns by April ...

The Hill - 7h

'Wealthy tax dodgers' could benefit from IRS layoffs, Democrats warn

As the IRS faces mass layoffs, Congressional Democrats warn those staffing cuts could undermine the agency’s progress in collecting unpaid funds from “wealthy tax dodgers.”

NBC News - 7h

Donald Trump bets propel Michael Platt’s BlueCrest to 15% gain

Hedge fund turned family office eclipses rivals with currency and bond wagers on a slowing US economy

Financial Times - 1d

PwC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund clash over hiring of executive

‘Friction and angst’ over Neom auditor preceded Public Investment Fund’s ban on Big Four firm

Financial Times - 4d

Labour ministers yet to hold talks over Abramovich funds

Funds worth £2.5bn - meant to help Ukrainians - remain frozen in a UK bank account over a row about how to use them.

BBC News - 3d

Scammers Stole Their Retirement Savings. Then the Tax Bill Arrived.

The victims pulled money out of their retirement accounts. The withdrawals had inflated their taxable income, even though the funds quickly disappeared.

The New York Times - 3d

Universities impose hiring freezes in face of uncertainty over federal funding

At least two Ivy League universities abruptly stopped hiring faculty Monday, partly prompted by fear that federal grant funding will be cut.

NBC News - 1d

Congress faces Friday deadline to fund the government. Here's what to know.

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

CBS News - 11h

Trump administration's funding, staff cuts spark concerns over Colorado River

Federal funding freezes and staffing cuts are setting off alarms about the future of the Colorado River, a critical artery that supplies water to some 40 million people in 30 tribes and seven ...

The Hill - 2d

Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims

Yahoo News - 1d

Greenland caught in a love triangle between the U.S., Denmark and independence as election takes place

Greenlanders go the polls Tuesday in a pivotal election in which independence from Denmark is a key theme — as well as Trump's ambitions to 'own' the island.

CNBC - 11h

Read: House Republicans' stopgap funding bill

House Republicans over the weekend rolled out a short-term government funding plan, kicking off a crucial stretch for GOP leadership to lock down support ahead of Friday's shutdown deadline. The ...

The Hill - 1d

South Korean court orders impeached president released from jail

A South Korean court has ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, according to news reports Friday

ABC News - 4d

USDA pauses funding to University of Maine after Trump clash with governor

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday it is temporarily pausing funding to the University of Maine System, a move that comes after President Trump and the state’s governor got ...

The Hill - 5h

The two big questions looming over the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk

Two big questions are looming over the shutdown fight as Republican lawmakers try to pass a stopgap bill to fund the government.

NBC News - 1d

Shutdown fears grow as House Republicans battle over funding bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold a vote on a GOP spending proposal, but opposition from both parties puts its passage in doubt. With Democrats vowing to vote against it and some ...

CBS News - 11h

Protecting yourself from tax identity theft

Karla Dennis is an enrolled tax agent with KDA Incorporated, a tax strategy business. She joined CBS News to discuss how to protect yourself from someone stealing your identity and filing a tax ...

CBS News - 11h

Social Security payments scrutinized by DOGE amid search for fraud

DOGE is sifting through Social Security payments in an anti-fraud effort that has some worried the administration could deny payments to vulnerable older Americans.

ABC News - 1d

Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'

Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly identifying as trans illegal. House Bill 3817, introduced last week by ...

The Hill - 4h

How the Tax Bill Could Impact Your Wallet

Brackets may change. The standard deduction could fall. And President Trump will probably not remove taxes on Social Security income.

The New York Times - 1d

How the Tax Bill Could Impact Your Wallet

Brackets may change. The standard deduction could fall. And President Trump will probably not remove taxes on Social Security income.

The New York Times - 1d

How to calculate your Social Security tax obligations

Wondering what you'll pay in taxes on your Social Security benefits? Here's how to do the math.

CBS News - 5h

How the IRS can crack down on ghost tax return preparers

Indeed, thousands of tax return preparers systematically subvert the tax return filing process, rob the Treasury of revenue and undermine taxpayers’ faith in the system.

The Hill - 3d

Believe in Elon Musk’s $1 trillion ‘waste and fraud’ jackpot when we see it

Musk is right about one thing: Absolutely no reasonable person should support waste or fraud in the federal government

MarketWatch - 3h

Karl Rove: Trump claims of DOGE 'fraud' discoveries will backfire

Republican strategist Karl Rove said President Trump’s claims that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has discovered “hundreds of billions” in government “fraud” will backfire when ...

The Hill - 1d

Schumer assails Musk for claiming Social Security rife with fraud

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed tech billionaire Elon Musk for claiming that Social Security is plagued by widespread fraud and that as many as 20 million “dead” ...

The Hill - 9h

France and Germany clash over ‘buy EU’ weapons

Berlin says new €150bn funding for defence industry should be open to non-EU partners, but Paris disagrees

Financial Times - 3d

Retail traders are getting spooked by a market downturn. That’s bad news for brokerage stocks.

While stocks across the board tumbled on Monday, the pain was acutely felt by shares of brokerages like Robinhood, Charles Schwab and Interactive Brokers.

MarketWatch - 1d

'Wealthy tax dodgers' could benefit from IRS layoffs, Democrats warn

Democrats says "wealthy tax dodgers" could see less IRS scrutiny amid agency layoffs. Here's what to know.

CNBC - 10h

Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion

In a lawsuit, Climate United claims the E.P.A. is illegally withholding funds that have become a target of the Trump administration.

The New York Times - 3d

On the Paris runway, Kenzo’s punk revival puts a British spin on streetwear

At Paris Fashion Week, Kenzo’s latest evolution trades its signature jungle prints for something sharper: punk-infused tailoring, underground energy, and a touch of British irreverence

ABC News - 4d

Russia orders two people connected to British embassy to leave country

Kremlin accuses individuals of ‘intelligence and subversive activities’ in what appears to be latest in tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions. Two people connected to the British embassy in Moscow have ...

The Guardian - 1d

The most important .186 hitter in the majors? Why everybody loves Austin Hedges

Tim Kurkjian reveals why baseball's best backup catcher is a hit in the clubhouse.

ESPN - 20h

21 House Republicans ask leadership to limit changes to energy tax credits in reconciliation

A group of 21 House Republicans is asking a key committee to limit changes to energy tax credits passed under Democrats as the GOP seeks to overhaul the U.S. tax code. In a new letter dated ...

The Hill - 1d

US colleges warned of ‘enforcement actions’ over antisemitism allegations

Warning comes after cancellation of $400m in funding to Columbia and detention of student activist Mahmoud Khalil. The US education department’s civil rights office issued warnings on Monday to ...

The Guardian - 9h