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Quote from Hughes: "President Zelenskyy is being short-sighted about the excellent opportunity the Trump administration has presented to Ukraine.".

He added that the White House believes that "binding economic ties with the United States will be the best guarantee against future aggression and an integral part of lasting peace".

Details: According to one current and one former Ukrainian official, the US proposal did not include any specific security guarantees for Ukraine. »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency’s plans, and cuts could happen as soon as next week.

It’s unclear how many IRS workers will be affected.

Jan. 27 was the official start date of the 2025 tax season, and the IRS expects more than 140 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 deadline. »

Democrats win Delaware Senate seats in Saturday's special elections.

Democrats swept Delaware's special Senate elections Saturday, with Dan Cruce winning a landslide victory in District 1 and Ray Seigfried claiming the District 5 seat in races to replace two recently departed state senators.

These are Senate District 1 unofficial results, according to the Delaware Department of Elections:. »

Environmentalists in Florida are calling on the governor, Ron DeSantis, to declare an emergency as a worsening “red tide” algae bloom off the state’s south-west coast threatens popular tourist beaches and is being blamed for the deaths of wildlife including fish and dolphins.

The Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC) has been monitoring a sizable patch of red tide, a naturally occurring phenomenon caused by overproduction of the harmful algae Karenia brevis, along a stretch of the Gulf coast.

The group has previously linked human activity, including toxic run-off from agricultural production, as an aggravating factor in the intensification of red tide events. »