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Losing a spouse can deliver a second blow after grief, which is a higher tax bill. Financial planners warn that the so-called "survivor's penalty" can sharply raise lifetime taxes if couples don't plan.

The White House defends Trump's 'quiet, piggy' remark toward a reporter, insisting it was misinterpreted as criticism mounts over standards in political discourse.

Former ICE director Tom Homan vowed to ramp up enforcement operations in New York City, prompting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)  to accuse federal officials of stoking fear in immigrant neighborhoods.

House Republicans have moved to censure Stacey Plaskett and remove her from a key committee, citing her 2019 text exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while Democrats argue she has committed no wrongdoing.

President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to the lowest point of his second term as frustration over the cost of living and his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files fuels rare cracks within his Republican base.

A magistrate judge says the government’s missteps may warrant dismissal of the charges against the former FBI director.

Clay Higgins was the only lawmaker to vote against releasing the Epstein files. Here are key facts about his decision, his background and what the bill aims to reveal.

"We have to look for ways of treating people humanely, treating people with the dignity that they have."

CAIR accused Greg Abbott of stoking ‘anti-Muslim hysteria’

The Senate moved swiftly Tuesday to advance a bill forcing the Justice Department to release more information about its case against the late Jeffrey Epstein, acting just hours after the House overwhelmingly approved the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump, who had spent months trying to block it.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized President Donald Trump’s plans to sell federal student loans to private companies, warning that the move could create windfall gains for Wall Street, at the expense of taxpayers and average working Americans.