WATCH IT: Speaker Johnson hears from Uber driver on ‘no tax on tips’ benefit: ‘big difference’
An Uber Eats driver said the 'no tax on tips' deduction gave him a 20% larger refund, as Speaker Mike Johnson spotlighted the tax break ahead of Tax Day.
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Treasury Unveils Whistleblower Portal to Combat Transnational Medicare, Medicaid Fraud Rings
The White House and the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on March 10, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Whistleblowers are encouraged to report abuse of Medicare, Medicaid, and other government health benefit programs, the Department of the Treasury announced on March 30, while warning that sophisticated fraud schemes are siphoning billions from them.
The DHS shutdown might never end
The strongest impetus for a deal — the hourslong security lines at some U.S. airports — is already dissipating.
Mamdani Sinks $260 Million Into Office of Community Safety, Where Social Workers Replace Cops, as Big Apple Faces Historic Budget Crisis
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) is sinking a quarter of a billion dollars into his new Office of Community Safety—which is intended to deploy social workers to respond to hate crimes, mental health crises, and other events typically handled by police—as the city faces a historic budget crisis. Mamdani established the office in
US Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
The U.S. flag flutters at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas on March 14, 2026, ten days after the restoration of diplomatic relations following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. military raid. Maryorin Mendez/AFP via Getty Images The United States has resumed operations at its embassy in Caracas, the State Department announced
US Reopens Embassy in Caracas
The U.S. flag flutters at the U.S. embassy in Caracas on March 14, 2026, ten days after the restoration of diplomatic relations following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. military raid. Maryorin Mendez/AFP via Getty Images The United States has resumed operations at its embassy in Caracas, the State Department announced
Trump Admin Resumes Asylum Claims for Certain Applicants
Children participate in a U.S. citizenship ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services district office in New York City on Jan. 29, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting asylum claims for certain foreign nationals after earlier halting processing of such claims altogether, the agency announced in