Iran is claiming that accusations of its involvement in an attack that left three U.S. service members dead in Jordan over the weekend are "baseless."  Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani also claimed that "resistance groups" in the region do not take orders from Iran‚ according to Reuters.  The remarks come after three American service members were killed and other were wounded in a drone attack near the Syrian border over the weekend. "While...

Former President Donald Trump has established himself as the clear favorite to secure the 2024 Republican presidential nomination following victories in the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses‚ sparking widespread speculation about who he might select as a running mate if he does fight for the White House again in November. On Tuesday‚ Trump won in New Hampshire with 54.3 percent of the vote against 43.7 percent for Nikki Haley‚ the former U.N. ambassador and...

The Donald Trump vice presidential reality selection show is heating up‚ with pundits laying out lists of possible people Trump might choose. They range from South Carolina GOP Sen. Tim Scott‚ to Ohio Sen. JD Vance‚ to even former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. This may seem premature since Trump has only locked up 32 of the 1‚215 GOP delegates needed to secure the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But with great confidence I can share how Trump will...

President Biden wants a total and complete shutdown of the border until he can figure out why he’s kept it open for so long. Late last week‚ the president touted an imminent border deal with Senate Republicans. “It would give me‚ as President‚” he wrote in a statement‚ “a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed. And if given that authority‚ I would use it the day I sign the bill into law.” He’s referring to a provision in the deal that reportedly...

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has made supporting the war in Ukraine a signature policy priority‚ but his efforts have been complicated by fellow Republicans‚ including former President Trump‚ who are moving the goalposts on the issue. McConnell appeared to be on solid footing when he told President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in phone calls before Thanksgiving that Biden’s funding request for Ukraine would not pass the Senate “...

In 2021‚ Nicole Barbosa‚ a media relations specialist in Austin‚ Texas‚ moved back to the US after more than a decade abroad. Getting medical care established stateside was a priority for her — but when she tried to make an appointment with a primary care doctor at a local health care system she trusted‚ she was surprised to find herself at the end of a months-long wait list. Meanwhile‚ a physician assistant in the same practice was available within days. At first‚ Barbosa wasn’t...

Tax season officially begins today‚ as the IRS starts accepting individual tax returns for tax year 2023.  Three-quarters (75%) of filers expect a refund‚ according to a new survey from Intuit Credit Karma‚ with more than a quarter (27%) of them predicting it will be larger than last year.  Other filers‚ however‚ are feeling anxious as the April 15 tax deadline looms: Twenty-three percent of those who will owe money to the IRS said they’ll have to take on debt to...

A majority of taxpayers feel they pay too much in taxes‚ with many saying that they receive a poor value in return‚ according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Two-thirds of U.S. taxpayers say they spend “too much” on federal income taxes‚ as tax season begins. About 7 in 10 say the same about local property taxes‚ while roughly 6 in 10 feel that way about state sales tax....

Tax season officially kicks off on Monday‚ when the IRS will start officially accepting and processing 2023 tax returns.  Don't fret: Here is everything that taxpayers need to know about this year's filing season. When is the deadline to file taxes? Most taxpayers will have until Monday‚ April 15 to submit their returns or request an extension.  There are some exceptions. Taxpayers living in Maine or Massachusetts have until April 17 to file their taxes due to state...

The genetic treatment targeted a particular kind of congenital deafness and will soon be tried in children who are younger. Source: Gene Therapy Allows an 11-Year-Old Boy to Hear for the First Time (gift link) Very cool.