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Millionaire tax plans spread as Washington state eyes new levy

Democrats across the US are increasingly exploring taxes as a way to capture the populist moment and address the country’s widening wealth gap.

By Anna Edgerton, Casey Murray and BloombergDecember 24, 2025
Dianna Tompkins sits on a stair in front of her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025.
When SNAP payments stopped, a fast-moving nonprofit program rushed in with $12 million—and kept families fed
By James Pollard and The Associated PressDecember 24, 2025
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa application fee upheld by judge
By Madlin Mekelburg and BloombergDecember 24, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Trump administration bars 5 prominent Europeans from the U.S., accusing them of pressuring tech firms to ‘censor’ American speech
By Beatrice NolanDecember 24, 2025
The University of Oklahoma fired an instructor after she failed a psychology student who cited the Bible in an essay on gender
By John Hanna and The Associated PressDecember 23, 2025
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Big TechTesla faces NHTSA probe over Model 3 emergency door handles
By Dana Hull and BloombergDecember 24, 2025
Donald Trump, standing in the Oval Office, frowns and looks to the side.
EconomyObama’s former top economic advisor says he feels ‘a tiny bit bad’ for Trump because gas prices are low, but consumer confidence is still plummeting 
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 24, 2025
LawTricolor paid CEO $30 million in year before alleged fraud
By Scott Carpenter and BloombergDecember 24, 2025
North AmericaSouthern California in ‘great danger’ from Christmas flooding
By Josh Saul and BloombergDecember 24, 2025
Arkeem and Ashley with their 6 children.
SuccessMeet the millennial father of six who rebuilt his life through the trades—and questions America’s obsession with college
By Eva RoytburgDecember 24, 2025
NewslettersYour predictions for women, AI, and the workplace in 2026
By Emma HinchliffeDecember 24, 2025
Close up shot of sad worker in festive decorated office packing desk belongings on last day at work. Asian woman wearing xmas hat getting fired from job before Christmas holiday season, leaving
EconomyGDP data confirms the Gen Z nightmare: the era of jobless growth is here
By Eva RoytburgDecember 24, 2025
North AmericaThe Powerball prize now stands at $1.7 billion. Here are the biggest jackpots in history—and where the winning tickets were sold
By The Associated PressDecember 24, 2025
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PoliticsTrump complains Epstein files are a distraction as flight logs reveal deeper ties and ‘unfounded and false’ claims emerge
By Lindsay Whitehurst, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressDecember 23, 2025
Politics‘Cruel, unnecessary, and irresponsible’: Advocacy group slams Trump’s plan to garnish wages of student loan borrowers in default
By Annie Ma and The Associated PressDecember 23, 2025
PoliticsMedicaid paid more than $200 million to dead people, and Trump is rewriting privacy laws to fix it
By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressDecember 23, 2025
students
CommentaryWhy restricting graduate loans will bankrupt America’s talent supply chain
By Katica RoyDecember 23, 2025
PoliticsTrump says he will lead the design of his new class of warships along with the Navy ‘because I’m a very aesthetic person’
By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressDecember 22, 2025
PoliticsTrump unveils warship named after himself in shipbuilding push
By Jen Judson and BloombergDecember 22, 2025
PoliticsTrump team triples bonus to $3,000 for migrants who self-deport
By Hadriana Lowenkron and BloombergDecember 22, 2025
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PoliticsEvita Duffy-Alonso, daughter of transportation secretary, accuses TSA of ‘absurdly invasive’ pat-down
By The Associated PressDecember 22, 2025
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LawChuck Schumer urges action after ‘blatant cover-up’ of Epstein files redaction inaction
By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and The Associated PressDecember 22, 2025
PoliticsGeorge Conway to run as a Democrat for Nadler’s Manhattan seat
By Caitlin Reilly and BloombergDecember 22, 2025
A close-up of Mitt Romney
EconomyMitt Romney says the U.S. is on a cliff—and taxing the rich is now necessary ‘given the magnitude of our national debt’
By Dave SmithDecember 22, 2025
PoliticsAfter GOP fights about antisemitism, JD Vance rejects ‘purity tests’ and says there’s ‘more important work to do than canceling each other’
By Jonathan J. Cooper, Sejal Govindarao and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2025
PoliticsNicki Minaj calls Trump and Vance ‘role models’ for young men in surprise appearance at Turning Point USA event
By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2025
InnovationWaymos froze, blocked traffic during San Francisco power outage
By Maria Paula Mijares Torres and BloombergDecember 21, 2025
Photo of Kevin Hassett
EconomyEven if the Supreme Court rules Trump’s global tariffs are illegal, refunds are unlikely because that would be ‘very complicated,’ Hassett says
By Jason MaDecember 21, 2025
PoliticsU.S. pursues another tanker skirting Venezuela sanctions as GOP senator calls seizures a ‘provocation and a prelude to war’
By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2025
LawDeputy AG Todd Blanche says Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison because of ‘numerous threats against her life’
By Aamer Madhani, Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2025
Epstein abuse survivor Lisa Phillips speaks during a news conference with lawmakers.
LawDOJ official says ‘victims’ rights groups’ behind removal of Trump photo in Epstein files, yet doesn’t believe victims were shown as image returns
By Eva RoytburgDecember 21, 2025
PoliticsTurning Point USA gathering reveals more peril than promise for any Trump successor after Erika Kirk backs JD Vance for president in 2028
By Jonathan J. Cooper, Sejal Govindarao and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2025
Politics‘Inherent contempt’ charges are being drafted now to fine AG Pam Bondi for each day that full Epstein files aren’t released, congressmen say
By Jason MaDecember 21, 2025
Politics‘Bring it on’—top Justice Department official responds to impeachment threat over redacted partial Epstein files
By Jason MaDecember 21, 2025
sustainability
Commentary2025: the year sustainability didn’t die 
By Andrew WinstonDecember 21, 2025
Native Americans
LawNo, you can’t ban all Native Americans if you own a hotel, jury rules. ‘This was never about the money. We sued for one dollar’
By Sarah Raza and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2025
Clinton
PoliticsAmong sea of redactions, photos of Bill Clinton emerge with Jeffrey Epstein, in a pool with Ghislaine Maxwell
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2025
EnergyGeorgia regulators approve 50% power capacity boost, betting that massive AI data center demand will eventually materialize
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
PoliticsU.S. forces stop second tanker off the coast of Venezuela after Trump vows oil ‘blockade’
By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
EconomyTrump and his new handpicked Fed chair—whoever it will be—are going to clash ‘almost immediately,’ economists predict
By Jason MaDecember 20, 2025
PoliticsAt least 16 Epstein files have disappeared from the DOJ’s site — less than a day after they were posted with no explanation
By Michael R. Sisak, David B. Caruso and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
PoliticsHouse Oversight lawmaker estimates only a small fraction of the Epstein files are out, and many were already public
By Jason MaDecember 20, 2025
Economy‘Everything is too expensive’: Meet a 67-year-old retiree in swing-district Pennsylvania who grades Trump an ‘F’ on the economy
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
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