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The agency will overhaul how it scrutinizes returns that claim the earned-income tax credit, which is aimed at alleviating poverty. Share full article In a letter on Monday, Daniel Werfel, the I.R.S. commissioner, wrote: “We are making broad efforts to…
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, will no longer enforce the informal dress code for the chamber, which for decades has dictated that members wear business attire. Share full article After briefly donning a suit and tie for his first…
Looking past the Republican primary, Donald Trump and his campaign are already gearing up for a possible rematch with President Biden. Share full article Former President Donald Trump is planning to address an audience of more than 500 union workers…
Republican leaders were hoping to pass the combination of spending cuts and border controls to show they were working to forestall a shutdown and pressure the Senate, but the bill’s prospects looked grim. Share full article 262 With Speaker Kevin…
The hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin supported Gov. Ron DeSantis’s campaign in Florida last year, but has not backed a Republican for president. Share full article Kenneth Griffin gave $5 million to Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida when he was…
The Florida governor created an election crimes unit that placated election deniers. It led to scores of “zany-burger” tips, and, according to one Republican, “Kabuki theater.” Share full article 108 Gov. Ron DeSantis kept his personal views vague, but repeatedly…
Mr. McCormick, who lost the Republican primary to Dr. Mehmet Oz last year, is said to be preparing to enter the race to challenge Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat. Share full article David McCormick, a former hedge fund executive, lost…
Ms. Wexton, a Democrat who disclosed in April that she has Parkinson’s, will not seek re-election after learning she has progressive supranuclear palsy, for which there is no effective treatment. Share full article Rep. Jennifer Wexton, Democrat of Virginia, said…
Nine California legislators asked the state’s attorney general to seek a court opinion on whether former President Donald J. Trump is disqualified from office under the 14th Amendment. Share full article Assemblyman Evan Low, who wrote the letter, said that…
The former president, who has been warned against saying anything that could influence witnesses in his election interference case, made the statements during an interview on “Meet the Press.” Share full article
The speaker’s decision to hold a vote on the stalled legislation was a bid to pressure far-right Republicans to drop demands for steeper cuts — or risk public ire for voting against military funding. Share full article Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
Party leaders have rallied behind the president’s re-election bid, but as one top Democratic strategist put it, “The voters don’t want this, and that’s in poll after poll after poll.” Share full article In poll after poll, Democratic voters have…