PENTAGON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected Thursday to approve moving the only aircraft carrier based in the Asia-Pacific region to the Middle East, two defense officials told VOA. The rare movement of the USS Ronald Reagan, which is based in Yokosuka, Japan, and usually deploys around the Pacific, would support the withdrawal […]
Prosecutors in New York have convened a special grand jury to examine evidence and potentially decide whether to issue indictments in connection with an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business dealings. The Washington Post, Associated Press and ABC News reported the development Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. […]
National Guard troops are leaving Washington on Monday after protecting the U.S. Capitol for nearly five months following the deadly January 6 attack. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin thanked the soldiers and airmen for helping Capitol police and local authorities bolster security in the wake of the violent event. “These airmen and soldiers protected not […]
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration says wealthy Americans withhold more than $600 billion in unpaid taxes from the Treasury every year, and it has proposed a detailed plan to bulk up the Internal Revenue Service’s enforcement arm in an effort to increase tax compliance among high net worth individuals. Total unpaid taxes “will rise to […]