What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
The president says the VAT system used across Europe gives other countries unfair trade advantages. Here’s how the system started.
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Trump wants to end a popular Wall Street tax break. What to know about the 'carried interest loophole'
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Healthy Returns: What to know about Trump's NIH funding cuts
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What to know about Trump's executive order on foreign bribery practices
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What to know about latest legal pushbacks against Trump's administration
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What to know about Trump effort to fire head of whistleblower agency
CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen discusses what the Office of Special Counsel is and why the Trump administration is targeting it.CBS News - 3d -
What to know about NYC's congestion pricing as Trump vows to get rid of it
The Trump administration terminated the approval of New York City's congestion pricing plan on Wednesday, less than two months after the toll went into effect. However, the city is planning to ...CBS News - 20h -
US systems unravel under Trump
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What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
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What you need to know about this Daytona 500
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What We Know About the Kentucky Floods
Storms have overwhelmed the state in recent years. On top of the floods, snow is expected soon.The New York Times - 2d -
What to know about Medicaid as Republicans consider cuts
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What to know about checks and balances battle amid President Trump's executive actions
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President Trump said he spoke with Putin about ending war in Ukraine. Here's what to know.
It's been nearly three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to start negotiating the end of the war.CBS News - Feb. 13 -
What the polls can tell us about the early days of Trump's second term: From the Politics Desk
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What to know about security measures at the Super Bowl in New Orleans
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What to know about American Marc Fogel's release from Russian captivity
American teacher Marc Fogel, who had been held in Russia since 2021, is back on U.S. soil after his release from captivity. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has ...CBS News - Feb. 12 -
What to know about the CFPB amid apparent DOGE efforts to shut it down
Dozens of employees with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were reportedly fired on Tuesday night as a part of the Trump administration's efforts to shut down the agency, according to Reuters.CBS News - Feb. 12 -
What we know about Hamas' next planned hostage release
After previously threatening to delay the release, Hamas says it will free the next group of Israeli hostages, as planned, this weekend. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.CBS News - Feb. 13 -
What to know about bird flu in 2025, according to a public health expert
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What we know about suspected car attack in Munich
A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove at a group of people and injured at least 28, German police say.BBC News - 6d -
What to know about resignations around order to drop Eric Adams case
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, has resigned after the Justice Department told her to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric ...CBS News - 6d -
What to know about the market as the ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks lose momentum
Market leadership changes, but the fundamentals of good investing never do.MarketWatch - 5d -
What to Know About Buprenorphine, Which Could Help Fight Opioid Crisis?
This medicine may be one of the best tools doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis.The New York Times - 3d -
What we know so far about the upside down plane in Toronto
At least three people, including a child, were critically injured after a plane landed upside down at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Monday. CBS News producer Ahmad Mukhtar has the latest from ...CBS News - 2d -
What You Need to Know About the Major Plane Crashes of 2025
The accidents, which remain under investigation, have prompted criticism of U.S. aviation regulators.The New York Times - 2d -
What to know about Delta flight's crash landing in Toronto
At least 18 people were hurt Monday when a Delta flight from Minneapolis crash-landed and flipped on a runway in Toronto. BBC news reporter Nadine Yousif has more from the airport where it happened ...CBS News - 2d -
What to Know About the Delta Plane That Crashed and Flipped While Landing in Toronto
All 80 people on board Delta Air Lines flight 4819 from Minneapolis survived the crash of the CRJ900 regional jet.Inc. - 2d -
What to Know About Leonard Peltier, Activist Released From Prison by Biden
Mr. Peltier’s murder conviction and two life sentences, stemming from a 1975 shootout with F.B.I. agents on a reservation, have been widely criticized.The New York Times - 1d
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Amazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise
The British family that has for decades held complete control over everything involving the globe-trotting superspy is relinquishing it to Amazon.The New York Times - 2h -
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Walmart Racks Up Sales Record but Sees Slower Growth Ahead
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Airbus Says U.S. Tariffs Would Be ‘Lose-Lose’ for Airline Industry
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Fox News, CNN and Other Outlets Urge White House to Drop AP Ban
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