How high-end credit card perks are hurting shoppers who pay in cash

The total credit and debit card fees paid by merchants to card processors, led by Visa and Mastercard, have increased 70% since 2019 to $198 billion in 2025, according to data from the Nilson Report. The rise has been fueled by an overall increase in consumer spending, a shrinking number of people using cash and … Read more

Newsom wants to claw back Trump fund cash as California burns billions on rail and other boondoggles

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing a 100% tax on Californians who receive money from President Donald Trump’s new Anti-Weaponization Fund, a move that comes as critics accuse Newsom of running “slush funds” of his own. “Anyone from California that receives any of those funds,” Newsom … Read more

WATCH: Duffy flips script on Dem senators with pointed questions about their own campaign cash

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy turned the tables on two Democratic senators who accused him of allowing companies under his oversight to bankroll his “Great American Road Trip,” firing back by highlighting donations they received from industries and groups tied to policies they regulate. In celebration of America’s … Read more

Apologies and cash headed to alleged ‘weaponization’ victims in billion-dollar Trump settlement

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department has created a $1.776 billion fund for people who allege they were victims of federal government “lawfare” as part of a settlement agreement in President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The Anti-Weaponization Fund creates a formal process for Americans alleging they … Read more

One-time direct cash payments can help prevent homelessness, study finds

New research from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health shows that one-time direct cash payments of, on average, $3,700 can help prevent young people from falling into homelessness. Larry Cohen, co-founder and executive director of Point Source Youth, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source link

Vance turns up heat on states with federal cash threat over Medicaid fraud crackdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that states could lose federal funding if they fail to aggressively pursue Medicaid fraud, escalating the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on governors and state Medicaid officials. “We are sending letters that will require them to show that they are effectively and … Read more

Once touted as privately funded, Republicans sneak in taxpayer cash for Trump’s ballroom project

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans tucked an eye-popping figure into funding for security measures tied to President Donald Trump’s ballroom, a project the administration once touted as being completely privately funded. The GOP released legislation for its immigration enforcement-focused reconciliation package late Monday night, setting the total spending at $72 … Read more

Graham, Blackburn bill offers cash incentives to blue states that partner with ICE

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Two Senate Republicans want blue states and sanctuary cities to sign agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and are dangling federal funding to get them on board. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who is leading the charge, plan to introduce … Read more

Trump claims Iran ‘starving for cash,’ ‘collapsing financially’ after extending ceasefire

Trump extends Iran ceasefire deadline to allow for unified proposal President Donald Trump announces an extension of the Iran ceasefire deadline on Truth Social, aiming to allow Iran’s “seriously fractured” government to form a unified proposal. Former State Department Deputy Special Envoy Ellie Cohanim details the severe economic pressures on the Iranian regime, including a … Read more