Average tax refund is up $350 compared to last year

Antonio Garcia Recena | Moment | Getty Images The average tax refund is about $350 higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of March 27, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,521, up from $3,170 roughly one year ago, the IRS reported on…

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Robinhood, BNY to build Trump accounts app

President Donald Trump onstage at the Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. Department of the Treasury said Monday that Bank of New York Mellon will be the designated financial agent for Trump accounts. BNY will officially manage the initial accounts and has partnered with Robinhood to…

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Christian nationalism versus actual Christianity

The separation of church and state was established by the Founding Fathers to protect Christians from each other and prevent religious conflict, and opponents of Christian nationalism should ask politicians to define their Christian faith and whether they are willing to codify those beliefs into law, to show how fragile the unity of Christian nationalists…

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