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Internal Revenue Service

IRS to furlough almost half its workforce under contingency plan for government shutdown

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Kristalina Georgieva

‘Buckle up’: IMF chief tells business community that ‘uncertainty is the new normal and it is here to stay’

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano.

Personal Finance

An ‘IRS CEO’ now exists, and Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano is the first to fill the position

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

President Donald J. Trump's name is printed on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the new coronavirus outbreak in San Antonio, April 23, 2020.

Personal Finance

Almost 400,000 Americans still get Social Security by paper check. That’s going away everywhere (except where it isn’t)

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

The west front of the Capitol is seen in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, where the flags have been lowered to half-staff after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CBO slashes economic growth forecast for 2025 as Trump tariffs heat up inflation

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Bessent

Podcasters, influencers make Trump White House’s list of jobs covered under no-tax tips list

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Bill Pulte

Trump’s secret weapon: Housing chief Bill Pulte morphs into attack dog, wielding America’s property records like a club

By Chris Megerian, Brian Slodysko, and others

Heterosexual couple toasting wineglasses at winery on weekend.

Trump may want you to pay a high tariff for that French wine you enjoy so much. He just left the category blank in his deal sheet with the EU

By Sam McNeil, David McHugh, and others

Washington DC

Washington DC leads America in unemployment rate for 3rd straight month

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Donald Trump

Social Security’s ‘go-broke date’ keep creeping up—it’s lost a full year since the last accounting

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Scott Bessent

National debt hits a record $37 trillion, years sooner than pre-pandemic projections

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump speaks with the press as he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump hikes tariffs on India to 50%, scrambling the country’s plans to be an alternative to China

By Josh Boak, Rajesh Roy, and others

FILE – The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Erika McEntarfer, the BLS head fired by Trump, got bipartisan support in her 2024 confirmation with votes from JD Vance and Marco Rubio

By Fatima Hussein, Alexandra Olson, and others

FILE – A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is photographed May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS backs Christian media group arguing against rarely enforced tax exemption law

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates. That’s according to an annual report released Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ won’t eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits as Trump says it will

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press