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Earlier this month, the Trump administration canceled 83 percent of USAID contracts and continues to dramatically cut back and reorganize U.S. foreign aid programs. Foreign assistance has a bad ...

Investors too often assume that dividends, whether from U.S. companies or foreign corporations, are taxed similarly. Under U.S. tax law, however, that assumption is incorrect and making mistakes can ...

The Trump administration seeks a claw back billions in foreign aid following an "exhaustive review". But officials at USAID say it did not conduct a review of foreign aid programs it has terminated.

A proposal in the House version of President Trump’s tax and spending cut bill that could levy a 20 percent tax on foreign investors from countries that “discriminate” against the U.S. has foreign ...

November 26, 2025 - In recent years, states have ventured into a realm historically reserved for the federal government — addressing the risk of foreign influence in the U.S. The most recent trend is ...

January 13, 2025 - On Dec. 17, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged former Congressmen David Rivera of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and laundering funds to conceal his ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1011f, requires institutions of higher education to report significant sources of foreign funding. But, ...

Investors from foreign countries owned about 3.6% of U.S. farmland in 2023, according to recent data. Foreign investors owned about 46 million acres of U.S. farmland in 2023 — which is less than 4% of ...

In mid-August, the Taliban marked the fourth anniversary of their ascension to power in Afghanistan. During this period, the movement has maintained control over Afghanistan and succeeded in ...