A taxpocalypse of inflation is looming for Americans if Congress does not act

A taxpocalypse of inflation is looming for Americans if Congress does not act

All numbers are based on the Tax Foundation’s calculator, taking the standard deduction and excluding Social Security payments. | Photo: iStock All numbers are based on the Tax Foundation’s calculator, taking the standard deduction and excluding Social Security payments. (Photo: iStock) When the new session of Congress opens on January 3, the clock will already … Read more

Trump and Republicans in Congress are looking at a 100-day plan, starting with tax cuts

Trump and Republicans in Congress are looking at a 100-day plan, starting with tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) – A tax break for millions, and almost everyone. The end of the COVID-19-era government subsidy that some Americans used to buy health insurance. Limits on food stamps, including for women and children, and other safety net programs. Rollbacks to Biden-era green energy plans. Mass deportations. Government work is cut short to “drain … Read more

Mexico’s Congress votes to charge sailors $42 per port call

Mexico’s Congress votes to charge sailors  per port call

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Shipping industry players are up in arms after Mexico’s lower house of Congress voted this week to impose a $42 tax on every passenger on a cruise ship that docks in Mexico. Two-thirds of the money raised, too, would go to the Mexican military, not to improving the port’s infrastructure. The … Read more

Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress after the failed attorney general?

Can Matt Gaetz return to Congress after the failed attorney general?

Matt Gaetz stunned Washington on Thursday with his own notice has been stepping down as Donald Trump’s Attorney General, as the recently resigned Florida representative to be confirmed faces serious questions amid allegations of adultery. Gaetz said in Thursday’s speech at the X that his nomination has become “a well-guarded conflict for Washington.” “I remain … Read more