US cuts $200m from Palestinian aid

The cut follows a review ordered by President Donald Trump to examine whether the aid gave the US taxpayer value for money.

Turkey braces for hard times amid currency crisis, US spat

Some Turks are reacting with defiance to their plunging currency and an escalating trade and political dispute with the United States – an indication that they are ready to endure economic pain and risk further deterioration in a key, yet troubled alliance dating from the Cold War.

Trump administration considering tax break on capital gains

The Trump administration is studying the idea of implementing a big tax break for wealthy Americans by reducing the taxes levied on capital gains, but no decision has been made yet on whether to proceed.

Republicans are running out of time

Republicans are running out of time. Today they control all of Washington. Come January, they may be confined to the White House.

PA: Law to deduct terrorists’ salaries from tax money ‘a declaration of war’

The Palestinian Authority strongly condemned the Knesset on Tuesday for passing into a law a bill proposal to deduct terrorists’ salaries from roughly $130 million in monthly tax revenues Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, defining the move as ‘a declaration of war on the Palestinian people.’

‘Insanity’: Rising Clean Rivers fee forces some D.C. churches to shut down

Nearly a decade after the District’s water authority levied a “Clean Rivers” surcharge to help clean up local waterways, faith community leaders say that ever-rising rates have forced them to cut back on services, lay off staff and — in at least 30 cases — move out or shut down completely.

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