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The Seattle City Council is deciding whether to pass a new law that would adjust its prior PayUp bill that went into effect in 2022.

U.S. markets closed the week broadly higher, helped by strong earnings results from Google and Microsoft. Next week, all eyes are on Apple and Amazon.

The Houston Astros' loss to the Chicago Cubs Thursday dropped their record to 7-19, their worst 26-game start since 1969 — the team's eighth year of existence.

Individual taxes will differ by state, as each has its own rules about handling federal retirement benefits.

The IMF forecasts that the U.S. and Chinese economies will grow by 2.7 percent and 4.6 percent, respectively, in 2024.

Trump responded to the president telling Howard Stern that he'd be "happy" to participate in a debate.

Biden has outlined a 2025 budget that would call for the highest top capital gains tax in more than 100 years.

A once abstract possibility has become increasingly plausible: that the Republican nominee for president will need to deliver his acceptance speech and conduct his campaign from prison.

Legal analysts were surprised Trump's lawyer did not offer a rebuttal during arguments on the former president's immunity claims.

F1 launches a free, non-subscription streaming channel in the United States.

An editorial in China Daily blasted the Biden administration's response to what it called the valid demands of student demonstrators.

Nebraska Republicans want to change how they allocate their electoral college votes, but a Democratic-leaning state may follow.

Several prominent California Democrats, including most recently Rep. Adam Schiff, have been victims of crimes in recent years.

Millions of Social Security payments will be made in May—but when is yours coming?

Experts told Newsweek that having to attend court will hamper the Republican's ability to hit the campaign trail.

The president of California's property insurer of last resort has warned that rates could rise "substantially" in the near future.

Conservative justices may be delaying Trump's January 6 case until after the 2024 presidential election.

David Pecker testified Thursday that covering up stories of alleged affairs was to help then-candidate Trump's campaign and not his family.

Donald Trump's lawyers will try to take Stormy Daniels away from the carefully prepared prosecution questions, a lawyer said.

As Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal trial continues, his eldest daughter has kept a public silence.

The "criminal" trial of former president Donald J. Trump is underway, and there is much speculation about the merits of the case.

Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial continues Friday in Manhattan for an eighth day. Follow Newsweek's live blog for the latest updates.

"If you're a Democrat I'd be worried," a national pollster told Newsweek about a new national survey.

Clean energy investments can now benefit from new tax incentives, the IRS has announced.

A PORL survey adds that 40 percent of self-reported Biden voters are not enthusiastic about voting for the president come November.

"We're just seeing the tip of the iceberg and we have another four to six weeks to go," Mary Trump wrote of her uncle's hush money trial.

Donald Trump is leading the president in six out of seven swing states, a poll has shown.

Kavanaugh said Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon was one of the "better" presidential decisions in history.

U.S. stock futures were lifted Friday morning after Big Tech stocks spiked in after-hours trading late Thursday.