IRS acting head resigning over deal to send immigrant tax data to ICE

The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to resign after the agency disclosed that it has agreed to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help identify and deport undocumented immigrants. According to a source familiar with the situation and a statement from the Treasury Department, Melanie Krause is

Underfunding threatens suicide prevention lifeline’s mission

It has been nearly three years since the launch of the 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and since then, millions seeking help have used the call center as a life-saving resource. But understaffing and underfunding threaten to upend the hotline’s mission. The nation’s 988 hotline works like 911, bringing critical access to care for those

China vows to fight Trump’s tariff trade war “to the end”

Beijing — China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.’s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’” on China was “completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying

Trump signs executive orders aimed at revitalizing coal industry

President Trump signed four executive actions on Tuesday aimed at reversing policies that transitioned the country away from coal production and aimed at boosting America’s “beautiful clean coal industry,” as the White House put it.  The actions are meant to help the U.S. achieve affordable and reliable energy by “slashing unnecessary regulations,” Mr. Trump said.