Retirees Tax Surprise From New Law Warned by IRS
Retirees face a big tax surprise if they haven’t withheld enough from their pension or annuity income, the IRS has warned, noting the penalty for failing to pay the proper amount of estimated taxes. With tax reform bringing about major changes for the year ahead, the IRS embarked on an awareness campaign, and last week started telling retired filers to ensure they avoid an estimated tax penalty. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which went into effect in December, drastically altered how tax is calculated, not just for regular taxpayers but retirees as well. As a result, the majority of taxpayers have to change the amount of ... Read More
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Illegal Immigrant Families Surge over Border at Record Levels
Illegal immigration across the southwest border surged last month as President Trump’s zero-tolerance effort crumbled, and smugglers and migrant families rushed to take advantage of renewed “catch-and-release” loopholes. Border officials acknowledged a “crisis” as the number of families reached record levels, topping even the worst days of the Obama administration. It’s so bad that caravans of families like the one that drew headlines this spring have become commonplace. Authorities reported groups of 65, 65, 66, 96 and 163 illegal immigrants caught in just the last two weeks — with children as young as four months being carried through the scorching deserts of northern Mexico and southern Arizona. ... Read More
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Russia News Stories Coincided with Obama Loyalist Leaks
Early 2017, the dawn of the Trump era in Washington, saw an intense rush of Russia news stories, fed by what conservatives call the “deep state” determined to brand the new president as an election colluder. Looking back, those stories seem to have coincided with evidence unearthed by a House Republican task force. North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows on Monday released a text-message exchange between FBI agent Peter Strzok and his lover, FBI attorney Lisa Page. He said it showed a deliberate strategy in 2017 to leak anti-Trump stories. In his example, Mr. Meadows cited an April 11 Washington Post story that disclosed a secret wiretap on ... Read More
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Trump Orders Future Sanctions On Anyone Who Interferes In Us Elections
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday creating a system to impose sanctions on any foreign actor who interferes in U.S. elections, officials revealed Wednesday. The executive order will target both governments and companies found to be meddling in U.S. elections and will also allow for mechanisms to study effects of election meddling after its conclusion. The executive orders takes place ahead of the November 2018 midterm elections and is intended to assure citizens of the integrity of U.S. elections. The executive order tasks the U.S. intelligence community with continually assessing whether entities are interfering in U.S. elections for ... Read More
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Dems Send 1,278 Additional Questions to Kavanaugh
Senate Democrats submitted a record number of written questions to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, in a move Republicans said was the latest attempt to delay confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The 1,278 questions are four times more than the number asked of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Mr. Trump’s first high court pick, last year. Indeed, it’s more than the combined total for every justice in U.S. history, said Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the committee, asked 241 questions herself — more than the total the Senate as a whole asked of ... Read More
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