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A provision in the Senate legislation would give the I.R.S. more power to scrutinize a largely unregulated corner of finance.

The Trump administration had stymied the request, and the committee sued to obtain the documents.

Many older, blind and disabled Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Security Income program. But it has been essentially unchanged since 1972, and its rules mean that many recipients must remain in poverty.

The decision could set a benchmark for state governments and companies now grappling with the same issue.

Even if the House measure passes, it will almost certainly die in the Senate.

Activists are pressing for Democrats to try again to bring up an elections overhaul bill, anticipating that Republicans would block it and intensify pressure to eliminate the filibuster.

Emergent BioSolutions, which ruined 75 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses at its Baltimore plant, disclosed record requests from Congress and federal and state law enforcement agencies.

“Leave the rest to me” and to congressional allies, the former president is said to have told top law enforcement officials.

Rising case counts and stagnant vaccination rates could prove equally frustrating for President Biden and the G.O.P., making it impossible to shift the public’s attention to other priorities.

The longest-serving U.S. senator in Michigan history, Mr. Levin was regarded by colleagues and Washington observers as a paragon of probity.

The president said that White House staff were “putting out a message right now” that “we should include in the reconciliation bill the immigration proposal.”

The first group of Afghan interpreters and others who helped Americans during the war will stay on an Army base in Virginia until they are resettled.

Some experts, especially in the early days of the vaccination campaign, have expressed concern over the idea of paying people to get vaccinated, worrying that it could be perceived as out of step with messaging that vaccines bring enormous benefits on their…

The sailor, who was a member of the crew when the fire broke out last July, faces a hearing that will determine whether there will be a court-martial.

The president said those refusing to get a coronavirus shot should expect inconveniences as long as they decline a vaccine.

The first lady stepped on an object that became lodged in her left foot while walking on a beach in Hawaii, her spokesman said.

The early success of the deal vindicated the president’s faith in bipartisanship. If he can keep it on track, it will help affirm the rationale for his presidency.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland labeled the executive order Mr. Abbott issued on Wednesday “both dangerous and unlawful.”

New vaccine rules for federal workers will cover civilians in the military, but not the active-duty troops who work with them.

Political scientists who study legislative compromise (and the lack thereof) explain how this collaborative effort has unfolded.