Tax Implications of $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ for Children

A child holds up an American flag as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Mich., on Oct. 3, 2024. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A new tax-advantaged savings program created under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is set to

Senate approves $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid, public media funding

Washington — The Senate passed President Trump’s request to rescind $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding early Thursday, culminating an hours-long “vote-a-rama” and sending it back to the House ahead of a Friday deadline. In a 51-48 vote, Republicans Susan Collins, of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, joined Democrats in opposing

Amid Israeli Strikes, Helsinki Commission Fears for Religious Minorities in Syria

Syrian security forces take aim from a rooftop position amid clashes in the southern city of Sweida, in the province of the same name, on July 16, 2025. Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—Commissioners and former staff with a key human rights panel are voicing concern over religious freedom in the new Syrian regime, now