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The president is said to want to create a new top income bracket for people making more than $2.5 million per year and to tax income above that level at a rate of 39.6 percent.

The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.

A Jan. 29 order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led to canceled classes, book bans and an argument about American greatness.

The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist condemned his fellow billionaire for overseeing deep cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Trump administration.

In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate the end of his giving.

Kosmos-482, which was headed to Venus, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this weekend. Experts don’t yet know where it may come down.

The chief justice, in rare public remarks, defended judicial independence before a crowd of lawyers and judges.

Increasing Western military support to India, and China’s to Pakistan, signals a shift in global alignments — and another potential flashpoint for international tensions.

The former Memphis officers had been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in the beating death of Mr. Nichols.

The former president stepped up his public re-emergence by attacking President Trump’s handling of foreign policy and defending his own decision to seek re-election.

Dozens of programs, many linked to climate change and diversity, have been designated for elimination by DOGE, according to people with knowledge of the plan.

We asked six horticultural experts to debate and ultimately choose the places that’ve changed the way we look at — and think about — plants.

The aircraft went overboard on Tuesday as it tried to land on the aircraft carrier stationed in the Red Sea. Two officers suffered minor injuries.

Officials and witnesses said that at least two Indian aircraft had crashed after India struck Pakistani targets, escalating the conflict between the nuclear powers.

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.

The president thinks he can return America to manufacturing glory — but the cycles of economic history are hard to break.

Employees were told that the popular energy efficiency certification program would be “de-prioritized and eliminated,” according to documents and a recording.

It’s Danny Kind, and he’s not even Catholic. But he’s in a college class that simulated the conclave of 1492. (There were costumes, bribes and Oreos.)

A House committee proposed a huge increase in federal funding to repair and restore the center, which President Trump took over in February. Democrats have questions.

After weeks of bragging about upcoming trade “deals” with foreign countries, President Trump says the United States doesn’t need to worry about them after all.