The headline GDP number conceals economic momentum by blending leading and lagging sectors. Read how certain economic metrics mask early warning signals.

If your tax refund or balance due was bigger than expected, there’s still time to adjust paycheck withholdings for 2026. Typically, workers request changes via Form W-4, and there's an IRS tax ...

Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in public spaces. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Gabriel J.X. Dance ...

A proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Californians is one step closer to appearing on the November ballot after the labor union supporting it said Monday it would submit far more than the ...

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump shared a transcript of a far right podcast that delved into racist viewpoints against nonwhite immigrants entering the United States ...

Illinois voters could get a chance this fall to decide whether residents who earn more than $1 million a year should pay more in taxes, as some Democratic lawmakers are trying to convince a ...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ran for office promising to raise taxes on the rich to pay for new social welfare programs. Now he is backing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to levy a new tax on expensive ...

Fresh off tax season, Americans now have a clearer idea of where their state stacks up when it comes to how much of their income actually goes to taxes — and the results may surprise some. A new ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "tax the rich" campaign promise is taking shape, seizing the national spotlight with a proposal to impose a new pied-à-terre tax, a rarity in the United States.

With this year's Tax Day now behind us, wealthy investors and top earners are planning how to lower their tax bills for next year and beyond. They have more tools at their disposal thanks to the One ...

President Donald Trump is heading this week to two crucial swing states in this year's midterm elections to highlight the tax cuts that Republicans in Congress passed, and which he signed into law, ...

As another Tax Day arrives, the average refund this year is $3,462, up 11%, or around $350, from 2025, according to IRS data. "Aggregate refunds are up, average refunds are up, and clearly millions, ...