Newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that America is facing an economic crisis if Congress fails to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). If the law expires on December 31, small businesses and American taxpayers will face a massive $4 trillion tax hike. Bessent and conservative lawmakers are pushing for a permanent extension of the TCJA to prevent economic hardship and ensure stability for the nation’s small businesses.
In a recent series of social media posts, rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West made several inflammatory statements. He called on President Donald Trump to release music executive Sean "Diddy" Combs from prison, expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler, and made derogatory remarks about various groups.
The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, will be "taking steps to close all agency Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) offices and end all DEIA-related contracts in accordance with President Trump’s executive orders," according to an internal email.
The Justice Department will launch an inquiry into networks that have been "stealing government property and/or threatening government employees," Acting US Attorney for DC Ed Martin said.
Laurie Pohutsky, a Democratic state representative for Michigan, announced that she sterilized herself to avoid pregnancy during Donald Trump's second term as president.
The Department of Justice announced that it instructed authorities in the Dominican Republic to seize a plane belonging to the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on behalf of the U.S.
