Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home raided by FBI agents; feds target other locations

Federal agents raid Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, other locations in city Federal agents raid Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s home, other locations in city 03:58 FBI agents conducted an early-morning raid on the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Thursday morning, one of several federal raids on other properties in the city. Agents served warrants

Biden faces calls to give legal status to undocumented caregivers

With President Biden moving to provide legal status for some undocumented immigrants, some Democratic lawmakers, advisers to the White House and advocacy groups are calling on him to expand work permits to certain long-settled immigrant caregivers.  They’re asking the administration to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits if they’ve lived in the U.S.

Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax, skirting disruptive ruling

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact an obscure tax enacted as part of Republicans’ sweeping 2017 reform package that targets U.S. taxpayers with shares of certain foreign corporations. The court ruled 7-2 that the so-called mandatory repatriation tax, or MRT, is constitutional under Article I and the 16th Amendment, rejecting a challenge

Trump’s 10% tariff proposal is actually a $1,700 tax, economists say

Biden announces tariff hikes on Chinese electric cars Biden announces tariff hikes on Chinese electric cars 01:50 Former President Donald Trump is pledging to supercharge one of his signature trade policies — tariffs — if he’s re-elected this November, by imposing 10% across-the-board levies on all products imported into the U.S. from overseas. The idea,

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign social media bill: “Our kids are in distress”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that social media algorithms have negatively affected children and teens, saying “our kids are in distress” as she is set to sign into law a bill aimed at protecting kids online.   “They’re not living carefree lives because they are being held captive to powerful forces outside their