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Some Social Security number requests are not optional. Federal reporting systems rely on the SSN as a primary identifier.Employment offers the clearest example. Employers collect your SSN to report wages and file taxes, including Form W-2 submissions. The Social Security Administration credits your earnings record with it. The IRS uses it to match payroll taxes with reported income. Federal agencies also require your SSN when you apply for certain benefits or meet tax obligations. If you refuse to provide your SSN in these situations, you can delay processing or lose access to services.However, not every form carries that authority. Landlords,

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is making it clear: he's staying in the race for the Republican Senate nomination even if President Donald Trump endorses Paxton's rival, longtime Sen. John Cornyn."I’m staying in this race," Paxton said in an interview Wednesday evening. "I owe it to the people of Texas." Trump says he'll soon take sides in the costly and combustible GOP primary showdown Cornyn and Paxton. "I will be making my Endorsement soon," the president wrote in a social media post hours after Cornyn and Paxton advanced to a May 26 runoff election. TRUMP TEASES ENDORSEMENT COMING SOON IN CRUCIAL GOP CLASHThe

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 800-273-TALK (8255).Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, admitted to having an affair with a former staffer for the first time on Wednesday.Gonzales made the confession during an appearance on a conservative talk radio show, just one day after he advanced to a runoff election in his congressional district's GOP primary. The House Ethics Committee also launched an investigation into Gonzales on Wednesday."I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack

Every day, Americans walk into a hospital without any idea what they’ll owe when they walk out. In my home state of Kansas, a mammogram costs $70 at one hospital and $800 at another. One hundred million Americans are drowning in medical debt, and we’re spending $5 trillion a year on a system that still won’t tell patients what anything costs until the bill arrives.At the State of the Union, legislators heard a call to action from our commander in chief. President Donald Trump put it plainly about his "great health care plan." "y plan requires maximum price transparency." He’s

Fans attending the Texas Rangers’ home opening series against the Cincinnati Reds in early April will get their first look at the newly installed, permanent fixture in left field.Billed as a tribute to the MLB franchise’s namesake, the Rangers unveiled the "One Riot, One Ranger" statue along the left-field concourse at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Monday.In 2020, the statue was removed from Dallas Love Field amid heightened racial tensions and the group’s complicated history tied to race relations.The book "Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers" examined parts of the law enforcement unit’s

A large-scale blackout struck western Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions without power in the latest outage to hit the island as it grapples with dwindling oil supplies due to sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump.The U.S. Embassy in Cuba said that at approximately 12:41 p.m., there was a "disconnection of the national electrical grid resulting in a complete power outage" stretching from Camagüey to Pinar del Río, including the greater Havana metropolitan area."Cuba’s national electrical grid is increasingly unstable and prolonged scheduled and unscheduled power outages are a daily occurrence across the country to include Havana," the embassy said. "Outages affect

Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann once again incited backlash on social media Wednesday after he called late legendary college football coach Lou Holtz a "legendary scumbag" in an X post on the day Holtz was announced dead. "Legendary scumbag, yes," Olbermann wrote in response to a clip of Holtz criticizing former President Joe Biden in 2020 for supporting abortion rights. Olbermann received scathing criticism in response to his post on X.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "You’re a scumbag that needs mental help," one X user wrote to Olbermann. One user echoed that sentiment, writing to Olbermann, "You're the real scumbag here.

EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained financial statements shed light on claims that former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin’s husband’s company profited millions as a result of a DHS advertising campaign.DHS Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questioning during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., specifically called out the agency for contracting a public relations firm headed by McLaughlin’s husband, Benjamin Yoho."I have personally reviewed the allegations against Ms. McLaughlin and I find them to be baseless," DHS General Counsel James Percival told Fox News Digital. "Nothing illegal or unethical occurred with respect to these