Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S.
Category: Federal Aid (US)
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Groups Sue to Reverse Trump’s Cuts to Energy Projects in Democratic States
A lawsuit filed on Monday argued that the president has discriminated against blue states by slashing federal funds for political leverage during the shutdown.
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Trump Tries to Seize ‘Affordability’ as Americans’ Economic Worries Grow
The issue has buoyed Democrats and is resonating with an American electorate that is souring on the president’s economic agenda.
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Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Withhold Full SNAP Funding
A ruling late Sunday offered a possible reprieve for people who receive assistance from the program known as SNAP.
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Trump Officials Push States to ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full SNAP Benefits
An appeals court made a late-night ruling against Trump officials as they dug in on cutting payments to states.
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Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
In late-night guidance, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.
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Trump Administration Seeks Immediate Halt to Court Order to Pay Food Stamps
The appeal comes one day after a judge sharply attacked the White House for politicizing the anti-hunger program
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Some SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps in November Amid Government Shutdown
Anti-hunger groups and state officials have warned that the administration’s plans to make partial payments are onerous and could still result in severe harm.
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On Eve of Shutdown Record, Trump Officials Threaten Pain Could Worsen
President Trump and administration officials indicated the fallout could intensify in the coming days, even as he has kept himself at a remove from the crisis.
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White House Says It Will Make Some SNAP Payments After Trump Threatened to Defy Court
The president suggested earlier in the day that he would withhold food stamp payments despite a court order mandating the administration pay partial benefits.
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Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month
The government said it would send the aid after a court ruled last week that it must preserve the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
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Trump Administration Faces Court Deadline on Food Stamp Benefits
The government must inform two courts how, and when, it intends to pay benefits in November, as the shutdown continues.