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  • 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)Finance

    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 RepresentativesPolitics

    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
  • A man is sitting at a table with a laptop and sheets of paper, plugging in numbers into a calculator.Politics

    IRS takes a jab at TurboTax by making free tax filing permanent—’taxpayers haven’t gotten the support they deserve’

    By The Associated Press and Fatima Hussein
  • A person waves a Cuban flag during a gathering marking International Workers&#8217; Day at Jose Marti<br /> Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Ley)Finance

    U.S. is letting independent Cuban entrepreneurs open and access American bank accounts to boost private enterprise on island

    By Fatima Hussein, Andrea Rodriguez, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Donald Trump looks to entice the alt-finance crowd. His campaign will now accept crypto assets

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE &#8211; A worker assembles an SUV at a car plant of Li Auto, a major Chinese EV maker, in Changzhou in eastern China&#8217;s Jiangsu province on March 27, 2024. The Biden administration is announcing plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)Politics

    Biden administration makes increased China tariffs official, slapping 102.5% taxes on EVs and 50% duties on solar cells and chips

    By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein, and others
  • Joe Biden speaking at a podium.Tech

    Chinese-backed crypto firm banned from Wyoming land plot and forced to dump equipment possibly capable of ‘espionage activities,’ says President Biden

    By Fatima Hussein, Zeke Miller, and others
  • Martin O'MalleyPolitics

    America’s booming economy pushes back Medicare, Social Security ‘go-broke dates’ to the mid-2030s

    By Fatima Hussein, Tom Murphy, and others
  • Daniel WerfelFinance

    IRS scrambles to reverse dire statistics on plunging audits for millionaires, soaring reviews for Black Americans

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Janet YellenPolitics

    Janet Yellen tackles democracy’s importance for economic growth, saying authoritarian rhetoric is ‘deeply flawed’

    By Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; FEBRUARY 06: An H &amp; R Block tax preparation office is seen on Flatbush Avenue on February 06, 2024 in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Personal Finance

    Commercial tax-prep companies lost out on $5.6 million in fees thanks to IRS’ direct file, government says

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Senior woman in shock after bad newsPersonal Finance

    Baby boomers are fearful of soaring costs for food and housing

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Janet YellenPolitics

    Janet Yellen sees potential ‘economic spillovers’ from Iran’s ‘malign and destabilizing activity’

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • Woman looking at computerPersonal Finance

    Americans are getting $123 more on average in tax refunds this year

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
  • FILE &#8211; The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington, on March 22, 2013. The IRS is promoting the improvements its made to its customer service since its received tens of billions in new funds through Democrats&#8217; Inflation Reduction Act. Agency leadership is trying to bring attention to what&#8217;s been done to repair the agency&#8217;s image as an outdated and maligned tax collector. Monday, April 15, 2024, is the last day to submit tax returns or to file an extension. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    IRS wants Americans to know the improvements it’s made with billions in new funding: ‘When it has the resources it needs, it will provide taxpayers the service they deserve’

    By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press