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U.S. Cuts Citizenship Renunciation Fee to $450 After Final Rule

The move follows years of lawsuits from expatriate advocates challenging the previous $2,350 charge.

GOP Senators Press Climate Council Review as Hochul Seeks Budget Deal to Delay New York Climate Law

Legal Online Sports Betting Linked to 10% Rise in Binge Drinking Among Young Men, Study Finds

Booker Unveils 'Keep Your Pay Act' To Make First $75,000 Tax-Free

First March Social Security Payments Arrive Wednesday for Birthdays 1–10

China Floats Bigger Child Subsidies and Earlier Marriages as Births Hit New Lows

Treasury, IRS Unveil Proposed Rules for Trump Accounts, Paving Way for $1,000 Child Deposits

Ukraine Sets 12.1% Pension Indexation From March 1 for About 10 Million

Democrats Introduce Direct File Act to Revive IRS’s Free Online Tax Filing

Scottsdale Sets May Vote on 4.5% Water Rate Hike as Gilbert’s 25% Increase Takes Effect April 1

NY GOP Pushes $2 Billion Utility Rebates as Democrats Reject Climate Law Rollbacks

California Republicans Unveil Bill to Suspend State Gas Tax for One Year

CBO Moves Social Security Solvency Deadline to 2032 as Benefit Cuts Loom

Knesset Overturns Smotrich’s VAT-Exemption Hike as Likud Rebels Defy Coalition

Bessent Defers $134 Billion Tariff Refund Decision to Lower Court

CBO Warns Social Security Trust Fund Will Be Depleted by 2032 as 2026 Updates Roll Out

Supreme Court Voids Trump Tariffs, Spotlight Falls on Cantor’s Refund Bets

ACA Enrollment Falls After Subsidies Lapse With Big Drops in Arizona and Utah

CBO Moves Social Security Insolvency Date to 2032, Warning of Automatic Benefit Cuts

Arizona GOP Sends 12-Bill SNAP and Medicaid Overhaul to Hobbs