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FILE - Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., accompanied by Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, and House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., right, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023.

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

By Fatima Hussein, Chris Rugaber, and others

Dr. Mehmet Oz at the 40/40 Club popup inside Fanatics Fest NYC held at Jacob Javits Convention Center on August 16, 2024 in New York City.

Trump taps Dr. Oz, a heart surgeon famous for appearing on Oprah’s show who was later criticized for pushing fad diets, to lead Medicare and Medicaid Services

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Centre County Commissioner Mark Higgins stands in downtown Bellefonte, Pa., Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Influx of college graduates could push bellwether central Pennsylvania county toward Harris

By Chris Megerian, Fatima Hussein, and others

Cortney Bouse, right, explains registering to vote with University of Pittsburgh students on campus in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Young women lean Democratic. Harris’s election chances this year may depend on her ability to run up the score

By Fatima Hussein, Chris Megerian, and others

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference.

Yellen says world was ‘worse off’ under Trump-era isolationism

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Donald Trump closeup

Data shows migrants aren’t taking jobs from Black or Hispanic people, despite what Trump says

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

A Social Security card is illuminated on a table

Personal Finance

Retirees will get $50 more from Social Security every month starting next year—but that’s a drop in the bucket compared to years past

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

Donald Trump introduced new cryptocurrency venture without offering any details—but did discuss apparent assassination attempt

By Fatima Hussein, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others

FILE – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Treasury Secretary Yellen says ending Biden IRA tax incentives would be ‘historic mistake’ for states like North Carolina

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – Domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. government plans to make it easier to unsubscribe from unwanted memberships and recurring payment services

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

A soldier in the back of a pickup truck witnesses a smoke plume in Jalisco, Mexico

U.S. slaps Mexican accountants with sanctions for timeshare scams funneling money to one of the world’s most notorious drug cartels

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

Worried woman using laptop at home

Personal Finance

How hackers managed to steal $19,000 out of my bank account by taking over my phone number

By Fatima Hussein

FILE – The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. While taxpayer services have vastly improved, the IRS is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases, according to a new report released Wednesday, June 26, by an independent watchdog within the agency.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS takes so long to resolve identity theft cases even after massive funding boost it’s ‘unconscionable’, in-agency watchdog says

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

FILE – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration is announcing new federal initiatives to increase access to affordable housing as high interest rates and still-high prices on groceries and other necessities have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the post-pandemic years. Yellen is traveling to Minneapolis on Monday, June 24, 2024, to promote the new investments. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announces $100 million fund for affordable housing financing as high home prices squeeze Americans

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

IRS Commissioner Dan Werfel seen testifying at the House of Representatives

The IRS is cracking down on the billionaire tactic of shifting assets to avoid taxes: It’s ‘really just a shell game’

By The Associated Press, Josh Boak, and others