Black Americans Are Much More Likely to Face Tax Audits, Study Finds
28m By Jim TankersleyA new report documents systemic discrimination in how the I.R.S. selects taxpayers to be audited, with implications for a debate on the agency’s funding.Republicans Are Calling for Spending Cuts. Their Proposals Are Elusive.
34m By Alan RappeportA renewed focus on fiscal restraint in the debt limit standoff with Democrats poses its own political risks.Dave Durenberger, Censured by Senate in Ethics Breach, Dies at 88
36m By Robert D. McFaddenHe was a Minnesota favorite son with a sterling reputation before the Ethics Committee found he had schemed to get around Senate financial rules.Santos Temporarily Steps Aside From House Committees Amid Calls to Resign
59m By Annie Karni and Karoun DemirjianThe decision was the first concession by Representative George Santos, Republican of New York, who has admitted to faking parts of his résumé and is facing multiple investigations.Biden Demands Details on Budget Cuts From McCarthy
1hAhead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, administration officials demanded that Republicans commit to avoiding a default on federal debt.IMF Upgrades Global Economic Outlook as Inflation Eases
2h By Alan RappeportThe International Monetary Fund said the world economy was poised for a rebound as inflation eases.Trump’s Well-Worn Legal Playbook Starts to Look Frayed
3h By Maggie HabermanThe former president’s familiar tactics of defiance, counterattacks and delays appear less successful than ever as investigations and court proceedings against him grind on.EPA Waste Ban Blocks Pebble Mine Project in Alaska
4h By Henry FountainThe move to ban disposal of mining wastes near the site of the proposed Pebble mine, made under the Clean Water Act, protects a valuable salmon fishery.Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends
5:00am By Ana SwansonA surge in trade by Russia’s neighbors and allies hints at one reason its economy remains so resilient after sweeping sanctions.Can Joe Manchin Broker a Debt Deal as Republicans Try to Unseat Him?
5:00amThe centrist West Virginia Democrat, who faces re-election in 2024, has made it clear he believes he can help broker a compromise to raise the debt ceiling.Wall St. Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble
Mon 11:09pm By Jeanna Smialek, Jim Tankersley and Joe RennisonIf the debt limit is breached, investors expect Treasury to put bond payments first. It’d be politically and practically fraught.U.S. Plans to End Public Health Emergency for Covid in May
Mon 11:02pmThe end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response.Tyre Nichols’s Parents to Attend State of the Union Address
Mon 9:40pm“It’s important for them to be here in the gallery that night to listen to the president,” said the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, who invited them.Congressman Sends Inert Grenades to Colleagues at House Offices
Mon 9:05pm By Emily SchmallRepresentative Cory Mills, a Florida Republican, gave the grenades as gifts to colleagues in the House, drawing mixed reactions from fellow freshmen.Blinken Meets Netanyahu at Turbulent Moment for Israel
Mon 8:15pm By Michael CrowleyThe secretary of state and the Israeli leader had a ‘candid’ conversation amid deepening rifts over the Palestinians, Ukraine and a rightward shift by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.Biden Visits Decrepit Rail Tunnel to Promote $1 Trillion Infrastructure Law
Mon 8:00pm By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Mark WalkerPresident Biden is focused on selling his legislative accomplishments after the new House Republican majority had vowed to block his agenda for the remainder of his term.How the White House Handles Classified Documents
Mon 7:18pm By Michael D. ShearOfficials who have worked with Democratic and Republican presidents describe an elaborate system for classified documents but a more casual one for everyday records.Justice Dept. Drops Investigation of Retired U.S. General
Mon 7:07pm By Adam Entous and Mark MazzettiJohn R. Allen, a retired four-star Marine general who was the president of the Brookings Institution, had been accused of secretly lobbying for the government of Qatar.For Gabby Giffords, Progress on Gun Safety Is ‘Inch by Inch’
Mon 3:10pm By Sheryl Gay StolbergA 2011 mass shooting left Gabrielle Giffords, then a Democratic congresswoman, partly paralyzed and unable to speak fluently. She has since built a powerful advocacy group.Declaring Emergencies and Banning ‘Latinx’: First Acts for 9 New Governors
Mon 5:00am By Maggie AstorGov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania opened 92 percent of state government jobs to people without four-year degrees. Gov. Jim Pillen of Nebraska created a state office focused on broadband access.
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