In talks with prosecutors, Hunter Biden’s lawyers vowed to put the president on the stand
Then he issued a warning: If the Justice Department charged the president’s son, his lawyers would put the president on the witness stand.
In talks with prosecutors, Hunter Biden’s lawyers vowed to put the president on the stand
Then he issued a warning: If the Justice Department charged the president’s son, his lawyers would put the president on the witness stand.
At a press conference Sunday following the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, President Joe Biden called on Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to meet face to face to revive talks on a bipartisan plan to slash social spending in return for raising the nation’s debt ceiling and averting a default.
Biden proposes $1 trillion in social spending cuts after announcing $375 million more for war in Ukraine
The Internal Revenue Service audits Black taxpayers at significantly higher rates than other Americans, Commissioner Daniel Werfel told lawmakers Monday, confirming earlier findings by researchers at leading universities and the Treasury Department.
IRS audits Black taxpayers more often than other groups, agency confirms
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The IRS Targets Black Taxpayers, Researchers May Have Uncovered Why
Consistent underfunding of the IRS means it’s a lot easier for them to go after someone who is low-income and qualifies for the EITC than it is to go after someone with a million lawyers hiding money in the Cayman Islands.
Targeting the rich for their tax-related shenanigans takes some major coins, and the IRS severely lacks the funds it would need to do that. Unfortunately, that means they’re more likely to knock on the doors of people just trying to get by.
Good thing Republicans are trying to repeal IRS funds?! /sarcasm
House Republicans’ “Default on America” Act would inflict devastating harm on America’s middle class.
House Vote on ‘Default on America’ Act a Major Political Liability for Republicans
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The Internal Revenue Service is hiring special agents who shouldn’t be afraid of using “deadly force.”
The IRS is hiring special agents prepared to use ‘deadly force’ if needed and is paying up to $95,000
H/T: Steve Lehto
An agent shows up at the home of the Twitter files journalist who testified before Congress.
The IRS Makes a Strange House Call on Matt Taibbi
If U.S. Congress is going to form a special subcommittee looking at government overreach and illegality, then it should do exactly that.
John Kiriakou: GOP Has Not Created a New Church Committee
ID.me made its disastrous news cycle debut as COVID-19 continued to wreak havoc worldwide. With ID verification and other government services mostly still being handled remotely, multiple governments continued to wrestle with these unprecedented logistical problems.
Report: ID.me Lied About Pretty Much Everything While Providing Identification Services To The Government
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