Progressive Dems urge Biden to lift intellectual property protections for COVID vaccines
A group of progressive Democrats called on President Biden to temporarily relax COVID-19 vaccine patents at the World Trade Organization, arguing it's necessary to speed up global vaccination efforts.
Facebook oversight board announcing Trump suspension update 'in the coming weeks'
Facebook's independent Oversight Board will give an update on former President Trump's indefinite account suspension "in the coming weeks."
AOC calls out Democrats over demand for SALT tax relief: 'A gift to the billionaires'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took aim at some of her fellow Democrats this week over their demand that President Biden's $2.3 trillion spending plan include a full repeal of the cap on state and local tax deductions.
Child tax credit to begin for families in July, IRS says
The IRS plans to begin distributing the new $3,000 child tax credit authorized under President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan beginning in July.
Larry Kudlow: Biden wants to throw a 'wet blanket' on the economy
“Kudlow” host Larry Kudlow Thursday slammed Biden's economic policy, saying his “tax strategy will throw a web blanket over an economy that wants to boom.”
Republicans prepping $650B counteroffer to Biden's spending proposal
A group of moderate Senate Republicans is drafting a scaled-back infrastructure proposal, an opening salvo as they seek to strike a deal with President Biden on a package more narrowly targeted in scope.
Son of the late Justice Scalia: Packing Supreme Court would increase likelihood of Dems losing power
Christopher Scalia, son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, argued on Thursday that if the new legislation to expand the high court from 9 to 13 justices passes, it would increase the likelihood of Democrats losing power.
SEC’s Gary Gensler eyes crypto and climate change with confirmation official
Gary Gensler has become the 33rd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Larry Kudlow: New York Times reporting on Georgia election law an 'editorial opinion,' not a fact
‘Kudlow’ host Larry Kudlow Wednesday slammed the New York Times for a news piece on the Georgia voting law he called an “editorial opinion, not a fact."
Goldman lifts Dow, Nasdaq slips 1%, Coinbase surges 31% to $328
Dow members JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, and financial services giant Wells Fargo earnings are in focus.
Fed's Powell reiterates cyber threat as bigger danger to US economy than 2008-style financial crisis
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned again that cyber threats are the biggest unknown for the US financial system.
Biden’s Afghan troop withdrawal plan ‘a major blunder on the budget side’: Forbes
Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes argues pulling troops from Afghanistan by September 11 is a strategic "disaster" and "major blunder on the budget side."
Biden’s corporate tax plan gives CFOs earnings angst
Biden's corporate tax hike plan has CFOs in limbo as they head into earnings season.
IRS to issue tax refunds on $10,200 in unemployment benefits in May: What to know
Americans who qualify for a new tax break on their 2020 unemployment benefits but who already filed their returns can expect to receive an automatic refund in May, the Internal Revenue Service said.
AOC, Kathleen Rice are sole NY Democrats who will back Biden tax hike if it doesn’t repeal SALT cap
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Kathleen Rice were the only New York Democrats that didn’t sign a letter to House leadership promising to vote against President Biden’s tax increases if they don’t include a repeal of the cap State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions.
Larry Kudlow: Biden's tax plan will enrich the nation's wealthiest firms
‘Kudlow’ host Larry Kudlow Tuesday slammed Biden's infrastructure and tax plans, saying it is the Green New Deal in disguise, and the government should not “direct the economy.”
Biden’s dog Major is going to get ‘additional training’ and it's not cheap
President Joe Biden’s dog Major is going to receive extra behavioral training and the sessions don't come cheap.
Will Biden's proposed tax hikes hurt the stock market? A century worth of data says yes
Gains in U.S. stocks haven't slowed despite President Biden's push for the largest tax hike in years, but a century worth of data shows that markets often take a hit when rates are raised on corporations and individuals.
Minneapolis businesses brace for unrest after Daunte Wright shooting
Business owners in Minneapolis who’ve experienced unrest in the city last year after the death of George Floyd are reportedly preparing for additional uncertainty after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, in a suburb of the city.
White House denies Biden open to gas tax to pay for infrastructure plan
The White House denied Monday that President Biden supports the implementation of a higher “gas tax” after the concept arose during a meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss his $2.3 trillion spending package on infrastructure and other policy initiatives.



















