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 Getty Images The Trump administration is getting ready to start the “External Revenue Service,” a new agency that will collect tariffs. The administration hopes that this will help get rid of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Monday at a cabinet meeting, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he was “excited” about April 2, which President Trump…

 Getty Images Former President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden made their first public appearance since leaving the White House when they attended a glam-filled Broadway opening of “Othello” in New York City. The 82-year-old former president attended Sunday as two of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, performed in a classic…

 Getty Images Democratic California Representative Maxine Waters called on President Donald Trump to investigate and potentially deport First Lady Melania Trump during an anti-DOGE protest in Los Angeles last weekend. Clips of the rant went viral as Waters suggested that the first lady’s citizenship status- she’s been a U.S. citizen since 2006- should be scrutinized…

 Getty Images President Donald Trump is standing by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as some Democrats have called for him to resign because of a leaked Signal chat that had information about a military strike in Yemen. The president talked about the controversy after Hegseth sent details about the strike to people in the administration…

 Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer may eventually resign from his leadership role voluntarily rather than being forced out by his fellow Democrats, according to a seasoned political analyst. Schumer has drawn ongoing criticism from members of his own party for his role in passing a Republican government funding bill that was nearly unanimously…