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The IRS on Monday announced an updated agreement with tax-preparation companies that prohibits the businesses from hiding the landing pages for the agency’s “free file” program from internet searches. The updated agreement also removes a sentence from a 2018 memo between the IRS and the companies that had stated that the federal government has pledged not to […]

Blackwater founder Erik Prince may have evaded U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, two senior U.S. officials reportedly said Monday. The unnamed officials told The Associated Press that Prince, the brother of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVosElizabeth (Betsy) Dee DeVosUS officials say Erik Prince may have violated Venezuela sanctions: report Teacher’s union leader: DeVos is ‘a cautionary […]

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew YangAndrew YangRep. John Lewis to undergo treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer Sunday shows – Tensions simmer during break in impeachment process Yang spars with Jon Karl over whether his health care plan includes ‘Medicare for All’ MORE sparred with ABC’s Jon Karl on Sunday over whether his health care plan includes “Medicare […]

Chief Justice John Roberts has tried to prevent the Supreme Court from being seen as just another political body, but when he presides over President TrumpDonald John TrumpUS launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria Trade, interest rates top finance fights for 2020 Five health care fights to watch in 2020 MORE’s likely impeachment […]

A spokesman for the Russian government says that the country will take action after the U.S. sanctioned companies and individuals involved with the construction of a natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. The Associated Press reported Monday that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that his government would respond to the U.S. after sanctions by the Trump administration were blamed […]

Health officials in Austin, Texas, are warning residents they may have been exposed to measles after the first diagnosed case was reported in the city in more than 20 years.  Officials believe the person contracted measles while traveling in Europe in late November to early December, Dr. Mark Escott, interim health authority and medical director for […]

Uber and Postmates have reportedly sued California in federal court over a new law creating restrictions on classifying employees as independent contractors, arguing that it is unconstitutional. Reuters reported Monday that a spokesman for California’s attorney general, Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraUber, Postmates sue to block California gig worker law Overnight Energy: 14 states sue EPA over rollback of […]

A judge has temporarily halted a North Carolina law requiring people to show a photo ID at the ballot box. This means that voters will not be subject to the photo ID requirement when they go to cast ballots in the March 2020 presidential primaries, Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the state’s chapter of the NAACP, said […]

Convenience store and gas station chain Wawa has been the subject of a series of lawsuits after the company announced last week that many of its locations were affected by a months-long data breach.  At least six suits seeking class-action status have been filed in Philadelphia federal court against Wawa over the matter, The Philadelphia […]

Russia reported on Friday that an intercontinental hypersonic weapon that it has been working on for years is now operational. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinRussia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon Germans think Trump is more dangerous to world peace than Kim Jong Un and Putin: survey Russia successfully tests country-wide […]