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  • The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building appeared to be mostly empty April 27, 2020 in the Federal Triangle section of Washington, DC. The IRS called about 10,000 volunteer employees back to work Monday at 10 of its mission critical locations to work on taxpayer correspondence, handling tax documents, taking telephone calls and other actions related to the tax filing season.Finance

    U.S. tax filing season is off to a slow start with refunds down by a third

    By Laura Davison and Bloomberg
  • FILE: Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, participate in a listening session on youth vaping and electronic cigarettes in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. Monday, January 20, 2020, marks the third anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Our editors select the best archive images looking back over Trumps term in office. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Donald Trump is already a 2024 GOP frontrunner, says Romney—but he still wouldn’t vote for him

    By Laura Davison and Bloomberg
  • U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, exits the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The House was poised to vote Monday on a massive 5,593-page package of legislation that combines pandemic relief with a bill to fund government operations just hours after lawmakers got the text.Politics

    Pelosi urges Trump to press Republicans to back $2,000 stimulus checks

    By Billy House, Laura Davison, and others
  • How the Hunter Biden tax probe could stalk Joe Biden's presidencyPolitics

    How the Hunter Biden tax probe could stalk Joe Biden’s presidency

    By Chris Strohm, Laura Davison, and others
  • Kudlow says Trump, White House won't release a new tax plan before Election DayFinance

    The White House won’t release a new tax-cut plan before Election Day, despite earlier promises

    By Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou, Laura Davison, and others
  • Lighting designers Michael Dimsey (L) and Jay Branson wait to participate in an event to raise awareness and support for out-of-work colleagues in Las Vegas’s entertainment industry, decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic.Finance

    The U.S. economy is shedding over 1 million jobs per week. They won’t come back for years, the IRS says

    By Laura Davison, Alex Tanzi, and others
  • Second stimulus check senate updateFinance

    160 million Americans would get a second stimulus check as soon as August under Republican plan

    By Laura Davison, Laura Litvan, and others
  • When stimulus checks landed in the banks accounts of millions this week, many were confused to find that they had received money for a deceased relative.Finance

    Stimulus checks began arriving for millions this week—even the deceased

    By Laura Davison, Erik Wasson, and others
  • Stimulus-Checks-ScammersFinance

    Excited to get your hands on that stimulus check? So are scammers

    By Laura Davison and Bloomberg
  • Trump's name to appear on coronavirus stimulus checksPolitics

    Trump’s name will be on stimulus checks—after he denied wanting his name on stimulus checks

    By Saleha Mohsin, Laura Davison, and others
  • Americans will start to receive coronavirus stimulus checks by direct deposit this week.Finance

    80 million stimulus check direct deposits have been processed. When will they arrive?

    By Laura Davison and Bloomberg
  • The IRS had received nearly 91 million individual tax returns by the end of March. The agency expects to process more than 150 million returns this year.Finance

    How delaying the April 15 IRS tax day helps the rich—and could hurt low-income taxpayers

    By Laura Davison and Bloomberg
  • Stimulus checks may not come until September 2020 for some AmericansFinance

    When are stimulus checks coming? It could take a while for some Americans

    By Laura Davison and Bloomberg
  • U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks outside of her office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 23, 2020. Pelosi said House Democrats will introduce their version of the stimulus package to respond to the coronavirus, offering an alternative to the bill currently under discussion in the Senate. Photographer: Andrew Harnik/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    House Speaker Pelosi unveils $2.5 trillion Democrat coronavirus stimulus plan as Senate bill stagnates

    By Erik Wasson, Laura Davison, and others
  • Democratic Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren Speaks At Clark Atlanta UniversityPolitics

    A Guide to Democrats’ Plans to Tax the Rich More

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