A senior employee at the U.S. Treasury Department has been arrested on suspicion of leaking large amounts of confidential information, most notably financial reports related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election …
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The Treasury Department has unveiled the 2019 IRS Form 1040 – the form many Americans use to file their taxes – and there is a peculiar twist to the new version: it’s the size of a postcard.
It is the …
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Pew Research has revealed that the U.S. has among the lowest tariff rates against imported goods in the world. It also shows that its current tariff rates are close to the lowest they’ve been in the nation’s history. …
Continue ReadingThe government of China announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. for levies signed by President Trump yesterday that raise duties on Chinese made goods entering the U.S. The President signed penalties that amount to $50 billion, and may equal as …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump announced his administration would be imposing $50 billion on Chinese made goods entering the U.S. The measures, the President said, are aimed at correcting what he called, “the largest deficit of any country in the history of our …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration is set to announce a sweeping new set of sanctions against North Korea in the latest effort to prod the regime to abandon its nuclear weapons development program. President Trump is set to unveil the new sanctions …
Continue ReadingSenator Ron Wyden has requested documents from the U.S. Treasury Department relating to a property in Palm Beach, FL, that President Trump sold to a Russian oligarch. “It is imperative that Congress follow the money and conduct a thorough investigation …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration admits that it derived a list of wealthy Russian oligarchs that it was required to submit to Congress from a list of wealthy Russian businessmen on Forbes.com. Asked if there was any truth to the rumors …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration has declined to impose new sanctions against Russia, saying that a bill passed by Congress last year authorizing new sanctions is itself working adequately.
“Given the long time frames generally associated with major defense deals, the …
Continue ReadingRussia is accusing the United States of meddling in its election. Russia is referring to a Treasury report that contains the names wealthy Russian oligarchs and details their close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. That report is set …
Continue ReadingA tanker full of Russian natural gas reached New England this weekend in defiance of U.S. sanctions. It arrived just after the U.S. announced increased penalties on Russia-linked individuals and businesses, and just days before a deadline in which …
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