If you owe the IRS more than $25,000, the agency can use a few aggressive tactics to collect the tax debt. Getty Images/iStockphoto The realization that you owe the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a substantial amount of money can feel like a major crisis. A tax debt exceeding $25,000 isn’t just a bill, after all … Read more
President Trump’s imposition of blanket 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico drew swift vows of retaliation from the United States immediate neighbors on Tuesday. China, which was hit with a second 10% tariff on U.S. exports since Mr. Trump took office, bringing the total levy to 20%, immediately announced its own … Read more
Washington — President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight, marking the first time he will speak before both chambers since he returned to office six weeks ago. Presidents typically address a joint session of Congress early in their tenure to outline a vision or agenda. The first speech before lawmakers is not technically … Read more
The Trump administration has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the White House confirmed Monday. It’s the latest fallout days after a contentious meeting between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House erupted into an open dispute in front of TV cameras. “The president has been clear … Read more
A debt management program could help cut down your credit card debt, but that’s hardly the only benefit of enrolling. Getty Images As the credit card bills pile up and the variable interest rates on your cards climb higher, it’s easy to become trapped in a cycle of debt that you can’t easily overcome. And, … Read more
As the war in Ukraine approached its third anniversary last month, the tide began to turn — not on the battlefield, but in the White House. President Trump appeared to flip U.S. policy on its head, praising Russia and falsely saying Ukraine was to blame for the conflict. Late last week, the battle made it … Read more
Knowing your HELOC monthly costs can help you properly budget throughout the year. natalia gdovskaia/Getty Images Many of today’s homeowners have a substantial amount of home equity — $313,000 on average, according to the March ICE Mortgage Monitor report. With so much value built up in their homes, homeowners looking to tap into that equity … Read more
Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Tuesday whether to block the Mexican government’s effort to hold U.S. gun companies accountable for the havoc and violence the country has experienced at the hands of drug cartels armed with firearms trafficked across the southern border. The legal battle marks the first time that the … Read more
An Oval Office showdown between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would have been cheered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser during his first administration. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia and provided aid to Ukraine after the war began but … Read more
Argentina returned to democracy in 1983, but the trauma from those seven years of dictatorship persists. While more than a thousand military officials have been tried and convicted for kidnapping, torturing and murdering Argentine citizens, most of the families of the 30,000 disappeared never learned what happened to their loved ones. Tonight, we’ll tell you … Read more