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IRS to invite select taxpayers for test of e-file return system
All eyes are on the agency to get it right — and avoid a roll-out reminiscent of the disastrous healthcare.gov website rollout.
By Fatima Hussein
Biden promises to end ‘forever wars’ as president
Joe Biden promised on Thursday his White House would end “forever wars” and reassert American leadership to combat authoritarianism and global instability, which he says are proliferating under President Donald Trump.
Federal agency recommends White House aide Conway be fired
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Kellyanne Conway is a "repeat offender" of the Hatch Act by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media.
See how US political parties fare in cybersecurity
SecurityScorecard recently analyzed the networks of parties from the United States and Europe.
Justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census
There appeared to be a clear divide between the court's liberal and conservative justices in arguments in a case that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.
Accuracy at core of Supreme Court case over census question
The citizenship question has not been asked on the census form sent to every American household since 1950, and the administration’s desire to add it is now rife with political implications and partisan division.
Takeaways from the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The arrest is likely to trigger a debate over press freedom and call attention to unresolved questions about Assange's role in the release of stolen Democratic emails leading up to the 2016 presidential election, part of special counsel Robert Mueller's recently concluded investigation.
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs new touchscreen voting machines bill
The estimated $150 million purchase will be a major step toward replacing the state's current outdate voting machines, which offer no auditable paper trail. But some say it's a major step in the wrong direction.
House OKs election overhaul package, but Senate to slam door
The House measure would make it easier to register and vote, and would tighten election security and require presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns.
Looking inward: Congress’s effort to improve itself
Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., chairs the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, where both politicians and the public will have the chance to weigh in on how to make Congress better.
By Jessie Bur