Lifestyle and Budget

Submarined deep in the transportation bill passed by Congress last December was a new power given to the IRS to collect taxes. If you have a federal tax debt of $50,000 or more, the IRS can get your passport cancelled. 

Terrorism's economic toll hit a record $53 billion last year and recent incidents will likely drive that figure higher in the coming months. 

Military Veterans figured prominently in the first hour of the FOX Business Network/Wall Street Journal debate on Tuesday. 

The biggest challenge facing anyone affected by the Reduction in Force (RIF), according to a military veteran is a lack of a support system—especially for those with a short timeline.

As part of an overall force reduction due to federal budget constraints, the U.S. military has been forced to cut members. Here’s what you need to know about the Reduction in Force.

With states seeking to restore financial order, budget woes at public universities may be reaching a tipping point.

Virginia residents have been billed tens of thousands of dollars to pay for donations the state's most powerful electricity company has made to politically connected charities, according to company records obtained by The Associated Press.

Californians buying individual health plans on the state insurance exchange will see an average increase of about 4 percent in premiums for the second year in a row.

South Dakota consumers who get subsidized health coverage through the federal insurance marketplace said Thursday they're relieved the U.S. Supreme Court upheld tax credits that help cover the premiums by thousands of dollars on average per year.

The House is ready to vote to repeal two pieces of President Barack Obama's health care law, despite veto threats.

Analysts are citing several reasons behind Colt Defense's bankruptcy filing, including struggles to recover from the loss of military business, failure to capitalize on consumer interest in guns and problems in other markets.

A new government report shows that nearly 8 million people could lose up to $24 billion in health insurance subsidies this year in a case before the Supreme Court.

Not only do more Americans have health insurance, but the number struggling with medical costs has dropped since President Barack Obama's health care law expanded coverage, according to a study released Thursday.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law.

Owners of electric vehicles have already gone gas-free.

Linda Close was grateful to learn she qualified for a sizable subsidy to help pay for her health insurance under the new federal law.

How does the U.S. economy do it? Europe is floundering.

A marijuana business in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for assessing a penalty for paying taxes in cash.

This is what it's like to live in Denmark, a nation with a narrower wealth gap than almost anywhere else: You've been jobless for more than a year. You have no university degree, no advanced ski...

The current crisis in Flint, Mich., over potentially toxic levels of lead in the city’s water could serve a larger purpose if it draws attention to the nation’s aging water infrastructure.