A Cheapskate in London: Travel on a Budget
Our Frugal Travel columnist took a budget-stretching, four-day trip to one of the world’s most expensive cities. Would chasing bargains lessen, or enhance, her experience? Source link
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Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff touch down in Paris to hear Ukraine plead its case
Top Ukrainian officials flew Thursday for a previously unannounced visit to Paris, where Europeans were assembling to plead Kyiv’s case to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. The high level diplomacy reflects Europe’s mounting concern over the U.S. administration’s overtures towards Moscow, after the failure so far of Trump’s efforts…
Can China Fight Deflation and Trump’s Tariffs at the Same Time?
China is facing a double whammy: corrosive deflation and tariffs that threaten to block trade. Chinese workers will be the biggest casualties. Source link
The Pentagon is working to make Trump’s vision of a U.S. ‘Iron Dome’ a reality
Defense Department officials will soon brief President Donald Trump on a variety of options for him to fulfill his pledge to protect the United States with something modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile defense, according to U.S. officials and experts familiar with the initiative. Like former President Ronald Reagan’s push for the Strategic Defense Initiative,…
Powell Warns Trump Tariffs Could Trigger Higher Inflation and Slower Growth
Jerome H. Powell warned that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to a “challenging scenario” for the central bank. Source link
How Trump’s fight with one media outlet could set up a battle between the executive and judicial branch
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Finding 314 Things the Government Might Know About You
Two reporters spent over a month compiling and analyzing information about the reams of data the U.S. government collects about Americans. Source link
Trump administration plans to end IRS Direct File for free tax filing, sources say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the decision. The program developed during Joe Biden’s presidency was credited by users with making tax filing easy, fast and economical. But Republican lawmakers and commercial tax preparation…
How Should You Invest in 529 College Savings Plans During Market Swings?
Parents who put money into 529 plans may find it tricky to find the right investment strategies while the stock market is in turmoil. Source link
Gov. Josh Shapiro says he hasn’t heard from Trump since arson attack
After a man tried to assassinate Donald Trump in July at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the state’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, quickly issued a statement condemning the attempt on the Republican presidential candidate’s life. “Violence targeted at any political party or political leader is absolutely unacceptable,” Shapiro posted on X that day. “It has…