GOP candidate for governor says income taxes are lower in Illinois than Wisconsin. Is that true? Illinois has a flat tax of 4.95%, which applies to all filers. Wisconsin has progressive tax, which ...

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President Donald Trump said Iran was "weeks away" from having a nuclear bomb. Iran was close to having bomb-grade uranium, but experts predicted it could have taken anywhere from months to two years ...

Israeli military officials, speaking anonymously, told The New York Times and The Washington Post that they considered the underground nuclear site at Fordo — the key U.S. target because it required ...

The tax deduction is not for all Social Security recipients. It would not apply to dependents, deceased workers’ survivors or disabled workers.

When Iran targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the U.S. Navy escorted ships through the strait. This June, even without a formal closure, some oil tankers and supertankers — which can ...

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President Donald Trump became the latest in a decades-long pattern of presidents not waiting for Congress to weigh in on war plans when he approved June 21 U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear ...

Republican leaders tout President Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" as a way to prevent a 68% tax increase, rein in the deficit and maintain current levels of food assistance for low-income ...

Israel attacked Iran on June 13, killing senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, along with an unconfirmed number of civilians, including children. Iran retaliated with missile barrages, ...

As President Donald Trump decides whether the United States military should participate in direct military action against Iran, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is saying that Congress should have a ...

The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, 57, faces charges for assassinating state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette in their home early June 14, before shooting and killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman, ...