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130 Countries Agree to Global Minimum Tax for Companies

(Associated Press) Some 130 countries have agreed on a global minimum tax backed by President Joe Biden as part of a worldwide effort to keep multinational firms from dodging taxes by shifting their profits to countries with low rates. The agreement announced Thursday is an attempt to address challenges presented by...

California Taxpayers to Pay $1.3B to Enroll More Illegals in Medicaid

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) California taxpayers will soon pay more in taxes to enroll more illegal immigrants in Medicaid, a plan that was part of a recently approved state budget. Younger illegal immigrants are already enrolled in Medicaid, SNAP and other federally funded programs. The plan proposed by California Democrats guarantees...

IRS Backlogged on Millions of Tax Returns

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) For many Americans still waiting to receive their tax refund, it appears the wait could be far from over. The National Taxpayer Advocate’s federally authorized report to Congress found that the IRS held an unprecedented number of tax returns for manual processing this year, leading to...

Embattled Newsom Faces Dilemma as Prospect of New Calif. Lockdowns Looms

(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom's overreach and hypocrisy during his Trump-era pandemic response earned him a recall election that now threatens to derail his once shining political career. But his desire to curry favor with fed-up constituents may find itself at odds with a Biden administration that, facing a...

LAPTOP: Hunter Biden Used Dad’s Office to Secure Deals w/ Mexican Oligarchs

A newly uncovered bombshell from Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop files revealed that the son of current President Joe Biden exploited his father's position as vice president during the Obama administration to secure a "flippin gigantic" business deal with two Mexican billionaires. The Daily Mail reported that, in 2015, Joe Biden...

Amid Historic Budget Surplus, California Raises Gas Tax

(The Center Square) While a handful of California officials deliberate on how to best divvy up a historic $75 billion budget overflow, gas-powered vehicle owners will be paying more to fill up their tanks. The state’s motor fuel excise tax is set to increase Thursday, up six-tenths of a cent...

Trump Org, CFO Plead Not Guilty to Concocted NY Tax Indictment

(Headline USA) The Trump Organization and its longtime finance chief each pleaded not guilty Thursday to tax avoidance charges arising from a two-year investigation into former president Donald Trump's company. It is the first criminal case --- a flimsy one --- that New York authorities' fishing expedition has yielded. According to...

GOP Rep. Introduces ‘End Zuckerbucks Act’ to Oligarchs from Stealing Elections

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., introduced the End Zuckerbucks Act on Thursday, a bill to prevent nonprofit organizations from funding public elections, according to a press release. "The administration of our elections is not something that should be sold to the highest bidder or wealthiest Silicon Valley donor," Tenney said. "This...

Congress Members Visiting Texas Call on State to Shut Border

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Members of the Republican Study Committee visited the Rio Grande Valley this week to learn about the challenges Texas is facing in one of the heaviest trafficked sectors along the states border with Mexico. The committee is the largest conservative caucus in the U.S. House of...

House Intel Republicans to Investigate NSA’s Alleged Spying on Tucker Carlson

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., directed Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee this week to investigate the National Security Agency over concerns of “politicization.” The request comes following recent allegations made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson against the ultra-secretive intelligence agency. Carlson said he had received evidence that...

San Jose Will Tax Gun Owners Under Threat of Confiscation

The City of San Jose, Calif. approved a series of measures that would impose additional fees on gun ownership in the name of combating violence. The ordinance would impose mandatory “gun insurance” on all firearms owners that covers liability and gun ownership fees. “While the Second Amendment protects the right to...

NY Gov. Cuomo Raises $1.5M at Fundraising Event, Despite Scandals

Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, raised more than $1 million during a recent fundraising event, despite being the target of numerous investigations into alleged sexual harassment and his callous mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. Cuomo held a fundraiser on Tuesday that required each attendant to pay $10,000...
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