Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced a budget proposal to exempt service tips from Virginia’s state income tax. On Monday, Youngkin said that his proposal will return about $70 million to Virginians every year. “We have delivered over $5 billion in tax relief to date, and we remain committed to lowering the cost of living
North Carolina’s outgoing and incoming governors say in the lawsuit that a newly enacted law undermines executive powers and threatens public safety. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein, both Democrats, filed a lawsuit this week against Republican legislative leaders, contending that a newly enacted law violates the state’s constitution by stripping power
The visit builds on the Trumps’ long, friendly relationship with the Abes. Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Dec. 15. Sharing the news in a social media post on X, soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump said it was
The president-elect also called for government transparency in a Monday news conference. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said that he canceled a trip to his golf course in New Jersey over a rash of recent drone sightings in the state, while calling for more government transparency on the reports. Since November, locals in New Jersey
The investment projects 100,000 new jobs ‘at minimum’ over the next four years. SoftBank, a Japanese internet services and telecommunications titan, will invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four years, President-elect Donald Trump announced at his Mar-a-Lago residence on Dec. 16. The Tokyo-based company will allocate the $100 billion to U.S.
‘He’s given me his side of the story. It makes sense to me. I believe him,’ Sen. Lindsey Graham said. A top Republican senator said on Dec. 15 that he believes Pete Hegesth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, will be confirmed unless people who have made accusations against Hegseth without publicly disclosing their
The Iron Dome refers to a missile-defense system used by Israel to shoot down rockets. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security said the United States needs an “Iron Dome” amid a rash of recent drone sightings in New Jersey and New York. Top officials, including Alejandro Mayorkas, the outgoing secretary of the Department of Homeland