The pandemic program was supposed to be a ‘lifeline’ for small businesses but has been a source of frustration, according to a government watchdog. The IRS’s handling of a COVID-era tax credit ranks as the agency’s most serious problem, hurting “countless eligible businesses,” a government watchdog says. Missteps have plagued the Employee Retention Credit program,
He’s talking tough on big tech—but banking on their servers. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a freshman Democrat who represents Northern Virginia, is sounding the alarm about the large data centers that have cropped up in his district, blasting them as “invasive” pollutants that could attract cyberattacks. Those centers support more than 78,000 jobs in Northern Virginia.
‘The Treasury Department is proud to use every tool available to us’ to target Iran-backed terrorists, spokesman says (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The Trump administration is eyeing fresh sanctions on Hamas over the terror group’s use of Gazan civilians as human shields—and using a longstanding law that the Biden administration ignored to do so, the Washington
The New York congresswoman hasn’t officially entered the race but said the GOP will ’reset’ the Empire State. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said Republicans have a “huge opportunity” to win the New York governor’s race and that she’s “honored” to be considered one of the Republican candidates. Stefanik, 40, weighed in on the contest after
Reporters ask President Trump about the status of his negotiations with China and, in particular, whether he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping amid the ongoing trade war.
Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, sat quietly in the courtroom as prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered closing arguments today in her bribery trial.
Positions exempt include military personnel and those impacting the rollout of Social Security, Medicare, and Veterans’ benefits. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on April 17 extending a hiring freeze of federal civilian employees through July 15. “No Federal civilian position that is presently vacant may be filled, and no new position may be created,