Employers in the Nordic country now have to prove that they pay men and women in the same jobs equally. If they fail to do so, they risk being fined. Discrimination based on gender is already illegal in many countries — but research shows the legislation is far from effective. Women are paid less than […]

Nearly $800 million is up for grabs between the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots, meaning 2018 could be a very rewarding year for someone lucky enough to have a winning ticket for one of the nation’s two largest lottery jackpots. There was no winner in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, which pushed the prize on Wednesday to […]

President Trump began his Cabinet meeting at the White House Wednesday morning by calling it a “celebration,” in reference to the passage of a sweeping tax overhaul bill. The Senate had passed the bill in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and the House revoted to pass it with technical fixes later Wednesday. “We have […]

North Korea may be doubling down on its efforts to make money by hacking, according to new research by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. “From a tradecraft perspective, the Lazarus Group now looks more like a criminal enterprise than a nation-state,” Ryan Kalember, Proofpoint’s senior vice president of cybersecurity strategy, told The Hill. The Lazarus Group, an industry name for […]

House Speaker Paul Ryan makes remarks ahead of House vote on Republican tax reform bill. The House on Tuesday approved a massive tax overhaul that would usher in steep rate cuts for American companies, double the deduction millions of families claim on their annual returns and make a host of other changes as part of […]

Tax reform is taking over Washington, so much so that more than half of all registered lobbyists have disclosed working on the issue, according to an analysis from Public Citizen, a government watchdog group. There are just under 11,000 active lobbyists in the nation’s capital, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics […]

President Donald Trump has insisted, for months, that the Republican tax plan he supports won’t benefit him. “It’s not good for me. Believe me,” he said at a Sept. 27 event in Indiana to sell the plan. “My plan is for the working people, and my plan is for jobs. I don’t benefit,” he also […]

President Donald Trump just added complications to the Republican tax-reform debate. The president on Monday called for major changes to the tax plans currently working their way through Congress. In a tweet sent while he was in Asia, Trump said he is “proud” of lawmakers for getting “close” to approving a tax bill but added […]