The “one big beautiful” tax-and-spending package President Donald Trump signed on Friday included several significant changes for higher education — among them, an increased tax on the endowment income of the nation’s top colleges. Instead of the existing flat 1.4% tax rate, there is now a new multi-tiered rate of up to 8%, with larger endowments subject…
A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The IRS said in a new federal court filing that churches can endorse political candidates without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status. The move upends a 70-year interpretation of the U.S. tax code, whose…
Union Jack and French flags are are displayed down The Mall in London on July 6, 2025, ahead of a state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron, on July 8, 2025. Benjamin Cremel | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron is set to begin a three-day state visit…
Almost 600 people have signed an open letter to leaders at venture firm Sequoia Capital after one of its partners, Shaun Maguire, posted what the group described as a “deliberate, inflammatory attack” against the Muslim Democratic mayoral candidate in New York City. Maguire, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, posted on X over the…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks after disembarking Marine One as he arrives at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 6, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The United States will impose 25% blanket tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting Aug. 1, President Donald Trump revealed Monday. Trump, in a pair of…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said the Trump administration will make “several” trade-related announcements in the next 48 hours, signaling imminent progress even as U.S. tariff deadlines appear to be shifting. Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Bessent also declined, yet again, to rule out the possibility that he could serve as the next chair…
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro chastised Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday over the company’s response to pressure from the Trump administration to make more of its products outside of China. “Going back to the first Trump term, Tim Cook has continually asked for more time in order to move his factories out of…
CoreWeave founders Brian Venturo, at left in sweatshirt, and Mike Intrator slap five after ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq headquarters in New York on March 28, 2025. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Artificial intelligence hyperscaler CoreWeave said Monday it will acquire Core Scientific, a leading data center infrastructure provider,…
Two young men stand inside a shopping mall in front of a large illuminated Apple logo seen through a window in Chongqing, China, on June 4, 2025. Cheng Xin | Getty Images Apple on Monday appealed what it called an “unprecedented” 500 million euro ($586 million) fine issued by the European Union for violating the…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out against Elon Musk after he formed a new political party, calling the move “ridiculous,” and saying the tech billionaire had gone “completely off…
