Exclusive-US Tax Officials Consider Adding Citizenship Question to Tax Forms

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is debating requiring ⁠taxpayers ⁠to disclose their citizenship status on next year’s ⁠tax forms, according to three people familiar with the situation, as the Trump administration intensifies attempts to ​link federal agencies to its sprawling immigration enforcement and anti-fraud drive. IRS officials are considering two versions …

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Amount of Public Testimony on Bills Is Growing, but Who’s Writing It?

The amount of public testimony — signed and anonymous — submitted on proposed Connecticut bills has risen sharply in recent years, but the reasons why are murky. More than 43,800 pieces of written testimony were submitted during the 2026 legislative session, nearly a 250% increase compared to 2016. But this year, almost 8,000 of these …

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Experimental Treatments Could Help US Ebola Patient

CHICAGO, May 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. missionary who tested positive for Ebola ⁠and ⁠is undergoing treatment in a German hospital has ⁠been given drugs aimed at reducing disease symptoms after exposure to the virus and other therapies, U.S. health officials ​said on Friday. There are no vaccines or known drugs specifically approved to treat …

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Analysis-Three Months In, Is Trump Losing the Iran War?

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump may have won just about every battle against Iran, but three months after attacking the Islamic Republic he now faces ⁠a bigger ⁠question: Is he losing the war? With Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its resistance to ⁠nuclear concessions and its theocratic government largely …

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China’s Xi Orders Rescue Efforts After Shanxi Coal Mine Blast Kills 8, Traps 38

May 23 (Reuters) – Chinese President ⁠Xi ⁠Jinping has ordered ⁠all-out rescue efforts after a ​gas explosion at a coal mine in ‌northern China’s Shanxi province ‌killed eight people and left ⁠38 ⁠trapped underground, state media reported on Saturday. The gas ​explosion occurred late Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan county, with 247 …

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