Ever heard of the "fresh start effect"? It's basically the natural inclination people feel to set and pursue goals right after landmark dates. For example, January 1st is a big date for most people to ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced it would be opening up submissions of certain tax returns through its IRS Free File program for 2026. The IRS Free File program began accepting individual tax ...

The IRS Direct File program, a free tax filing option, has been discontinued for the 2026 tax season. The program was ended by the Trump Administration after a two-year pilot due to low participation ...

Soon after the U.S. Department of Justice released a batch of documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in late December 2025, social media users claimed the text hidden by redactions ...

President Trump on Thursday suspended the green-card lottery program, which was used by the suspected gunman in the Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology shootings to enter the ...

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially unveiled his administration’s “gold card,” a costly expedited visa program that has faced backlash from Democrats and immigrant advocates. Applicants ...

President Donald Trump launched a new visa program on Wednesday with steep fees for participants. The new “gold card” program allows foreigners to pay $1 million to expedite visa applications, ...

The Trump administration has taken another step toward rolling out its Gold Card visa program as part of a plan to grant U.S. residency to wealthy foreign nationals. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ...

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...