Not quite six months into his new term, President Donald Trump has fulfilled many of his campaign promises. He has cut taxes, launched trade wars, frustrated longtime international allies, cracked down on border crossings,

Contained in the new federal spending law formerly known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" is funding for 17 icebreakers, 21 cutters, more than 40 helicopters and six large patrol airplanes, Coast Guard officials said. It could take as long as 15 years to get the first of the large ships commissioned, according to government estimates.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is temporarily raising the state and local tax deduction to at least $40,000, up from $10,000, for the next five years. Now it’s up to taxpayers to see if they can take advantage of this extra generous write-off, which is often referred to as the SALT deduction.