Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is forcing a Senate floor vote Wednesday on the Direct File Act, a bill to restore the IRS's free tax filing service eliminated by the Trump administration in 2025. The move uses a unanimous consent procedure, which either fast-tracks the bill to the House if every senator agrees or, if a single senator objects, returns it to the standard legislative process. IRS Direct File launched in 2024 as a pilot, expanded to 25 states, and was declared "gone" last fall by IRS Commissioner Billy Long. The service allowed Americans to file federal taxes directly with the government at no cost, bypassing commercial tax preparation software. The bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Bra, whose full name is cut from the available source text. The vote tests Republican appetite for formally blocking a no-cost government service, creating political exposure ahead of tax season. Whether the bill clears the unanimous consent bar or gets routed through committee determines how long, if ever, it takes to reach a House vote.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
