Acting IRS commissioner plans to resign after data-sharing deal with immigration authorities

The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is planning to resign following the agency’s data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration’s efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, three sources familiar with her plans told ABC News. Melanie Krause is the third leader of the agency to resign this … Read more

Asian markets, US futures slide as Trump’s new China tariffs go into effect

Asian stocks plunged again during Wednesday’s trading session after President Donald Trump’s latest batch of sanctions on China came into force, helping wipe off Tuesday’s limited gains and compounding a turbulent week for the world’s key indexes. Trump’s new measures increased the cumulative rate of tariffs on Chinese goods to 104% — a move met … Read more

Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump’s tariffs

WASHINGTON — Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices. Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with those worries and many more as they fret about the economic impact of the president’s sweeping tariff strategy that went into effect Wednesday. In a Senate hearing … Read more

Virginia parents arrested after gun went off inside 3rd grader’s backpack at school

A pair of Virginia parents were arrested after their third-grade son grabbed an unsecured handgun inside the home, put it in his backpack and went to school, where it inadvertently went off during class, according to officials. Ciara Armstead, 36, and Terrence Carroll Jr., 34, were charged with recklessly leaving a loaded, unsecured firearm so … Read more

Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy among the Trump backers now questioning his tariff policies

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts. Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and even Elon Musk are adding their voices to a number of congressional Republicans who have weighed in against … Read more

Army to go ‘bigger’ to mark its 250th. Could it be the military parade Trump wants?

The U.S. Army says it’s looking at options to make its 250th birthday celebration in June “bigger,” with possible demonstrations and vehicle displays on the National Mall in a multi-day event that could also include a military parade, although officials say no decisions have been made. The Army celebration, which has been in the works … Read more

‘Death sentence’: Advocates blast $1.3 billion in State Department food aid cuts

The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically for countries around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The latest cuts include the termination of all remaining U.S. Agency for International Development contracts supporting the delivery of food, water and medicine to populations in Afghanistan and Yemen, the … Read more