U.S. President Joe Biden, who announced Sunday that he would not seek reelection in this year’s presidential race, has served in Washington for nearly half a century — in the Senate, as vice president and, lastly, in the Oval Office. When Biden leaves the White House in January, he will have spent almost his entire […]
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it has recovered $1 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax evaders, marking a significant achievement in its efforts to enforce tax compliance. “With this collection activity, the IRS has passed an important milestone in our efforts to improve compliance and ensure fairness in the tax system,” said […]
In a sweeping act of clemency involving a drug now in widespread recreational use, Wes Moore, the governor of the U.S. state of Maryland, signed an executive order Monday pardoning 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions. Moore said the action was meant to address the injustices the state’s drug policies have had on African Americans. The pardons […]
New polling data from the Pew Research Center shows that U.S. President Joe Biden has received more positive ratings globally than former President Donald Trump. Conducted from January 5 to May 21, a survey of 40,566 people in 34 countries — not including the United States — showed a 43% median in confidence that Biden […]