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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.

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.

President Donald Trump issued his sharpest critique yet against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while confirming that he’s begun interviewing candidates for the top central bank role.

In a near-unanimous 427-1 vote, Congress has approved the motion to publicise the Epstein files, with only one representative voting against.