WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several months after the Trump administration ended the IRS’ direct file program, some lawmakers are working to reinstate it. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and other Democrats introduced ...

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This has been a big week in the long-running — and still very much not-over — saga of the Jeffrey Epstein files. That’s because we’ve begun to learn more about the Justice Department’s controversial ...

A campaign known as Shadow#Reactor uses text-only files to deliver a Remcos remote access Trojan (RAT) to compromise victims, as opposed to a typical binary. Researchers with security vendor Securonix ...

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...

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The Watchdog investigates why the IRS ended its Direct File pilot program that let taxpayers send returns straight to the agency without going through Intuit’s electronic filing system. Eric Gay / AP ...

This week, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers received scam texts after their state's official text messaging system was breached by hackers, according to a report from NBC News. New York’s Office ...

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...

The IRS ended Direct File, the free, online pilot program that nearly 300,000 taxpayers in 25 states used to file returns for tax year 2024. The IRS website for Direct File says “Direct File is closed ...