Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks
Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some business tax breaks.
IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in overdue and unpaid taxes thanks to new funding
The IRS says it expects to collect hundreds of billions of dollars more in overdue and unpaid taxes than previously anticipated using funding provided to the agency by the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act.
House passes bill to enhance child tax credit, revive key tax breaks for businesses
The House has passed a roughly $79 billion tax cut package expanding the child tax credit for millions of families and restoring three key tax breaks for businesses.
Lawmakers announce bipartisan effort to enhance child tax credit, revive tax breaks for businesses
According to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, there are “many things” for both Republicans and Democrats to celebrate in a new bipartisan tax package.
Slowing inflation suggests that Biden's policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting
President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he’s helped fix inflation, if only he can get voters to believe him.
Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
Federal officials estimate that local governments now have spending plans in place for most of the money they received under a prominent pandemic relief law.
Hunter Biden's guilty plea is on the horizon, and so are a fresh set of challenges
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, faced new challenges on the eve of a scheduled court appearance Wednesday in which he’s set to plead guilty in a deal with prosecutors on tax and gun charges.
Top Republicans are gearing up to investigate the Hunter Biden case. Here's what to know.
The Republicans who lead three key House committees are joining forces to probe the Justice Department’s handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the agency.
GOP releases testimony of whistleblowers claiming interference in Hunter Biden case
House Republicans have released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.
Who gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaign
Days after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a slew of tax cuts, leading to charges of hypocrisy by Democrats in a squabble that shows clashing visions for the U.S. economy.
Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval
Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal.
Philly's slain 'Boy in Box': 66 years later we know his name
Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia police have revealed the identity of the victim in the city’s most notorious cold case.
Police search for 5 shooters in high school football ambush
Authorities have publicly identified the 14-year-old killed in a shooting that also wounded four other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage, saying they believe he was not the intended target of the shooting.
Gun violence claiming more lives of American teens, children
Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfire to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media.
Pelosi vows to pass $1T bill, move ahead on larger measure
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has moved a vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to later in the week as Democratic leaders shore up support for the measure.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: February 14, 2021
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Gienna Milberg are joined by Florida state lawmakers Daniel Perez and Gary Farmer, Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce President Eric Knowles, Broward County businessman Barron Channer, Department of Equity and Inclusion Director Jason Smith, and South Florida constitutional law attorney Bruce Rogow. Subscribe to the weekly TWISF Podcast on iOS or Android
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: February 14, 2021
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Gienna Milberg are joined by Florida state lawmakers Daniel Perez and Gary Farmer, Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce President Eric Knowles, Broward County businessman Barron Channer, Department of Equity and Inclusion Director Jason Smith, and South Florida constitutional law attorney Bruce Rogow. The Full episode can be seen at the top of this page.
This Week in South Florida: Jason Smith
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Last week Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made good on a campaign promise by creating a new Department of Equity and Inclusion. Its mission is to both study and eliminate the inherently racist barriers to success. The first director of the department is Jason Smith, and he joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss. Their conversation can be viewed at the top of this page.
Police find body in Jupiter Farms near where Broward firefighter disappeared
JUPITER FARMS, Fla. A decomposed male body has been found in Jupiter Farms in the area of where a Broward firefighter went missing last week. The Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office is investigating but says the identity of the body wont be revealed until after an autopsy is performed. We are investigating the findings of a decomposed male body located near the NW Corner of Randolph Siding Road and Haine Road, Jupiter Farms. pic.twitter.com/dDfqndf2nq PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) June 23, 2020James Jim Von Minden, an employee with the Broward Sheriffs Office since 1990, went missing after crashing his truck against a tree near Randolph Siding Road and Alexander Run in Jupiter Farms at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The decomposed body was found near the NW Corner of Randolph Siding Road and Haine Road, PBSO says.