Today's other headlines, time is running out for Americans to file their taxes, and new data shows refunds are larger this year, though not nearly as big as the Trump administration had projected.

The IRS says the average refund so far this tax season is just under $3,500.

That's up around $350 from last year, but it's far short of the thousands of dollars or more that

the White House projected back in January.

We don't believe you should send it all here to Uncle Sand.

We want you to keep it.

On Capitol Hill today, House Republicans touted new tax breaks, which include no taxes on

tips and overtime, as well as deductions

for some seniors. Democrats, meantime, countered that any gains are being wiped out by higher prices.

The American people are seeing their costs increase, even if they get a tiny bit of relief

filing their taxes. Every month month they're paying more.

Also on Capitol Hill today, the head of the IRS told a Senate committee that his agency

is working to address the tax gap, that's taxes owed but not paid. That's even as the IRS has

seen its workforce shrink around 27 percent since President Trump returned to the White House.

Officials on a group of U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean are assessing damage from tropical storm

Sinlaku, which battered the region with fierce winds and rains.

Eyewitness footage shows the aftermath of what was the year's most powerful tropical typhoon, which

flipped cars and left many without power.

Meantime, in other parts of the country, powerful storms ripped through parts of Michigan,

toppling trees and damaging buildings.

Some areas also saw flooding.

While in Iowa,

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