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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to say whether Trump remains exempt from IRS audits

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refused to say Wednesday whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president’s allies. “There’s continuing litigation, and I’m unable to comment on ongoing litigation,” Bessent told … Read more

Trump admin outlines who would be exempt from Medicaid work requirements

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Pregnant women, parents of young children, veterans with disabilities and several other groups will be exempt from Medicaid’s new work requirements, the Trump administration said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The guidance was released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, meeting a … Read more

Key committee votes to exempt oil and gas activity in Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act

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Key committee votes to exempt oil and gas activity in Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act – CBS News Watch CBS News The Endangered Species Committee voted Tuesday to exempt oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act protections. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has more. Source link

Federal ‘God squad’ poised to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules

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A U.S. government panel was due to convene Tuesday for the first time since 1992 to consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act due to unspecified national security concerns, a move critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. Nicknamed the … Read more