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The IRS tax-extension deadline is here: What to know

Taxpayers have until the end of the night Monday to meet the IRS deadline for filing a late tax return. Those who miss the deadline and requested an extension to file their 2022 tax return could start to incur penalties if they do not get their taxes filed before the clock strikes midnight. Here are...

Trump says he will appeal gag order imposed in Jan. 6 case

Former President Trump said Monday he intends to appeal a judge’s ruling imposing a gag order that prohibits him from attacking potential witnesses in his upcoming trial over his attempts to remain in power after the 2020 election. Trump wrote on Truth Social shortly after the ruling — which also applies to prosecutors, court staff...

DOJ appeals sentences of Proud Boys members

The Justice Department on Monday appealed the sentences of five members of the Proud Boys, including its former leader, Enrique Tarrio, aiming to get stiffer penalties for those convicted for their role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection...

5 takeaways as Trump faces gag order in election interference case 

A federal judge on Monday largely sided with the Justice Department in restricting former President Trump from attacking witnesses in his election interference case, as well as prosecutors and court staff. While the coming order allows Trump to criticize President Biden, the Justice Department, the judge overseeing the matter and his prosecution in general, the...

Petraeus warns Israel over post-conflict Gaza, citing US invasion of Iraq

Retired U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus on Monday cautioned Israel to think about what a post-conflict Gaza will look like, invoking the United States’ “inadequate” post-conflict preparation ahead of its invasion of Iraq 20 years ago. “I was a two-star, I remember asking before we went to Baghdad, and I said, 'You know, excuse me,...

Cotton calls for deportation of foreign nationals who support Hamas

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday calling for the deportation of foreign nationals who support Hamas. In the letter addressed to the agency’s secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, the GOP senator urged the department to deport any foreign nationals who have expressed support for Hamas’s attacks on...

Is crime going up in America? Some types are, new FBI data shows

A massive data dump of 11 million criminal offenses reported to the FBI paints a complicated picture of crime in the United States. The data, released Monday, shows that while violent crime dropped nationwide in 2022, property crime jumped.

5 takeaways from the third campaign fundraising quarter

Filings from the third fundraising quarter offer new insights into how campaigns are faring just more than a year out from next November’s high-stakes Election Day.  The Federal Election Commission’s third-quarter filing deadline Sunday reveals an inside look at the crowded GOP presidential field, the longshot White House contenders, and the current and former commanders in...

Massachusetts college town’s slavery reparations may include money for youth programs, housing

Amherst, Massachusetts is weighing potential uses for proceeds from its $2 million reparations endowment for Black residents, which is among the first of its kind in the U.S.

Wisconsin Gov. Evers finds $170M in federal funds to continue COVID-era childcare subsidies

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will reportedly use recently-discovered federal funds to keep a pandemic-era childcare subsidy program running.

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