New York City and state officials are challenging the Trump administration's expansion of the "public charge" rule restricting green cards and visas for foreign nationals likely to be a drain on the welfare system, arguing it creates fear among immigrants.
New York City and state officials are challenging the Trump administration’s expansion of the “public charge” rule restricting green cards and visas for foreign nationals likely to be a drain on the welfare system, arguing it creates fear among immigrants. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and Attorney General Letitia James (D) have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration’s expansion of the “public charge” rule, which could deny visas or green cards to immigrants likely to use public benefits. The lawsuits argue that the rule change creates fear among immigrants and discourages them from accessing legally entitled public services. DETAIL: The Trump administration’s expanded rule,…Open
On Friday's "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," Carl rips apart the IRS for charging an elderly Tennessee farmer interest after accidently sending him a $20K refund.
The Treasury Department's verification system has already intercepted $99 million in improper payments, fulfilling a key Trump-era mandate to combat fraud and waste in federal spending.
The Treasury Department’s verification system has already intercepted $99 million in improper payments, fulfilling a key Trump-era mandate to combat fraud and waste in federal spending . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it has implemented a new verification system designed to prevent federal payments from being issued to dead people, a move the agency says has already stopped approximately $99 million in improper payments. The system screens roughly 885 million federal payments against expanded death records, auditing nearly $2.7 trillion in payments and returning more than 4,900 transactions linked to deceased payees for further review. DETAIL: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the…Open
New IRS data are putting numbers behind a trend conservatives have warned about for years: high-tax, Democrat-run states are hemorrhaging taxpayers to lower-tax rivals. The […] Source
More than 26,000 Washington state public school teachers have prevailed in a decades-long class action lawsuit accusing the state of skimming $120 million in interest […] Source
