Category: US News

IRS Makes Major Change in All 50 States | Facts Matter

The IRS has just put out a major warning to all Americans, and it has also changed the inheritance rules in this country, which almost ensures that people will be paying more in taxes when they pass on some money to their descendants. Additionally, the IRS also warned taxpayers to watch out for a new…


Congress Passes Defense Bill, Restricting Pentagon’s Social Policies

After intense clashes, the House passes the annual National Defense Authorization Act budget. Included are amendments that reverse the Biden administration’s social policies in the Pentagon. The Biden administration announces a plan to cancel nearly $40 billion in student debt for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. How does that work, and how likely is it to…


Movie and TV Stars Join Picket Lines in Fight Over the Future of Hollywood

LOS ANGELES—“Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudekis, Rosario Dawson, and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades. A day after the dispute brought production to a standstill across the entertainment industry, Sudeikis was among…


Microsoft’s Contract With Government Agencies Under Fire Following Chinese Cyber Attacks

After Chinese hackers were able to hack into U.S. government email accounts last week, Microsoft’s security systems are now under fire from Congress. A cyber gang based in China was accused of stealing emails from senior U.S. officials in a major security breach through a weakness in Microsoft MSFT.O software. The attacks were allegedly able…


Contrasting Crime Trends: Tennessee Sees Reductions in Violent Crime While California Faces Challenges

In the midst of Tennessee’s legislative session in March, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at the southern state’s Republican Governor Bill Lee for signing a bill passed by the state’s legislature limiting drag shows in front of young audiences—making the claim Lee should be focused on Tennessee’s eighth place ranking in states with the…


‘Delinquent Millionaires’: IRS Announces Targeting of High-Income Americans for Tax Evasion

The IRS announced it was planning on pursuing “high-income individuals evading taxes” and claims to have made millions in recoveries at a time when the agency is increasingly facing heat for targeting a higher percentage of lower-income Americans as part of its tax audits. “The IRS is working to ensure [that] high-income filers pay the…


Newsom to Deliver Textbooks Rejected by Southern California School Board to Students

California will purchase and deliver copies of a social studies textbook to students in a local school district after district officials blocked the book because of ‘inappropriate’ content, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Temecula Valley Unified School board in southern California first gained the governor’s attention in May when it rejected a social studies…


Proposed Defense Bill Mandates Investigation to US Parts in Chinese Spy Balloon

A new amendment to critical national defense legislation would require the Biden administration to investigate how American technologies wound up in a Chinese spy balloon and how to prevent such from happening again. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is leading a Senate investigation into the Chinese spy balloon that traversed across the continental United States…


Proposed Defense Bill Mandates Investigation Into US Parts in Chinese Spy Balloon

A new amendment to critical national defense legislation would require the Biden administration to investigate how American technologies wound up in a Chinese spy balloon and how to prevent such from happening again. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is leading a Senate investigation into the Chinese spy balloon that traversed across the continental United States…


LIVE 6 PM ET: NTD Evening News (July 14): Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Arrested; Biden Admin Forgives $39 Billion in Student Loans

Officials in New York’s Long Island on July 14 arrested a suspect in connection with the Gilgo Beach serial killer case, authorities confirmed, as police sources have revealed the name of the alleged killer. In 2010 and 2011, officials found 11 sets of human remains along a beach highway in what was believed to be…