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Ireland’s Latest Fiscal Headache: What to Do With 10 Billion Euros
The government in Dublin has a big budget surplus, thanks to a boom in tax revenue from multinational companies. Build more housing? Or a subway? Sock it away? Whatever the case, someone will be unhappy.
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Biden administration proposes new rule that would limit Trump purge
The measure is an attempt to thwart plans by the former president and his allies to replace career government officials with political loyalists if he’s reelected.
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A who’s who — and who says what — of the IRS-Hunter Biden dispute
Newly reported testimony from participants of a 2022 meeting about the Hunter Biden investigation undercuts key claims from IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.
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Lauch Faircloth, senator who battled D.C. during fiscal crisis, dies at 95
As federal overseers took over most of District finances in the 1990s, tensions grew between Mr. Faircloth and D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
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A who’s who — and who says what — of the IRS-Hunter Biden dispute
Newly reported testimony from participants of a 2022 meeting about the Hunter Biden investigation undercuts key claims from IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.
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Democrats’ weird answers on Kamala Harris
Democrats can pretend otherwise, but comments from Nancy Pelosi, Jamie Raskin and Gavin Newsom about Harris’s political future are conspicuous.
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Biden Administration Aims to Trump-Proof the Federal Work Force
If Donald Trump wins a second term, he and his allies want to revive a plan to allow a president to fire civil service workers who are supposed to be hired on merit. The Biden administration is trying to thwart it.
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Witness Testimony Casts Doubt on Some Biden Impeachment Allegations
As Republicans announced they were moving forward with an impeachment inquiry, fresh evidence emerged this week casting doubt on some of the key claims.
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Republican Presidential Candidates on Labor and Unions
As the Republican presidential candidates campaign under the shadow of a front-runner facing dozens of felony charges, The New York Times examined their stances on ten key issues.
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The Gun Charges Against Hunter Biden Are Unusual. Here’s Why.
The heart of the federal case against the president’s son — that he lied about drug use on a federal form when he purchased a handgun — is not typically the basis for a stand-alone prosecution.