Here’s how much you’ll pay in taxes if Trump’s tax cuts get extended or expire
President-elect Donald Trump’s 2017 tax package is set to expire in 2025. Americans could see their tax bill change next year as a legislative battle looms. Many provisions from President-elect Donald Trump’s major tax package from his first term, 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, are set to expire this year. The legislation lowered tax…
South Korea’s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday local time. Yoon shocked the nation when he suddenly declared martial law on December 3, 2024. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested by investigators early on Wednesday morning, local time. Yoon’s arrest comes after weeks of attempts by South Korean anti-corruption investigators to…
Inside the personal finances of Trump’s top nominees
All of Trump’s high-profile nominees are required to file reports disclosing their assets and recent sources of income. How you ever wondered how some of President-elect Donald Trump’s top appointees and nominees make money? We’re starting to find out. Just like House members, senators, and congressional candidates, Trump’s nominees are required to file personal financial…
Billionaires and CEOs have a choice to make: Attend Trump’s inauguration or the first day of Davos
Some billionaires and CEOs will have to choose between Trump’s inauguration and Day 1 of Davos. It’s a scheduling conflict most of us will never know. Some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people are staring down a decision as the first major events of the billionaire social calendar this year overlap. President-elect Donald…
In future fights, warfighting decisions will have to be made faster than humans can make them, top US Air Force official says
Two F-35 Lightning II’s of the Vermont Air National Guard fly over the Midwest Sept. 19, 2019. Winning wars 25 years from now will hinge on achieving an edge in artificial intelligence and the ability to make certain decisions at inhuman speeds, the US Air Force’s top civilian official said Monday. Future war will be…
Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief says troops forced out of the military over the COVID vaccine could be ‘re-recruited’ with back pay and an apology
Pete Hegseth, who has been selected by President-elect Trump to lead the Pentagon as secretary of defense. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, pledged Tuesday to re-recruit troops forced out of the military for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and said they would receive back pay, restored ranks, and an…
Israel’s Air Force blazes air superiority path to Iran’s border
Israel’s Air Force now dominates the skies right up to Iran’s border, thanks to advanced aircraft such as the F-35 stealth fighter. The Israeli Air Force has long been regarded as the Middle East’s premier aerial fleet, supplied in large part with US-made aircraft and munitions. But in the past year it has gone further,…
Here are the names of the 6 new Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers that are poised to lead the US Navy until 2100
The Navy has a tradition of naming its nuclear-powered supercarriers after US presidents, though there are some ship names that deviate from the trend. President Joe Biden announced Monday that two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers would be named after former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. “Each knows firsthand the weight…
Finland had 12 minutes left to stop a Russia-linked oil tanker from dealing ‘much worse’ damage to its undersea cables, president says
The oil tanker Eagle S is seen anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland in early January. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Tuesday that his country had stopped the crew of a Russia-linked oil tanker just minutes before it caused catastrophic damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.…
