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President Joe Biden listens in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, as he talks with a virtual participant at the kickoff of the Investing in America event. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden’s tax threshold adds marriage penalty; couples at higher risk for federal audits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Chinese drug companies poison America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Chinese drug companies, not rogues, poison America

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden meets with Angola's President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco in the Oval office of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Biden turns COVID-19 relief into ‘slush fund’ for state, local spending sprees

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

An Israeli soldier walks past a house damaged during the Hamas attack in Kibbutz Kfar Azza, Israel, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. The Kibbutz was attacked on Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

U.S. imposes new sanctions to target Hamas funding

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, center, returns a salute as he is joined by, from left, son Hunter Biden, grandson Beau Biden, first lady Jill Biden, obscured, and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen, as they stand at the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. They are heading to South Carolina for a week-long vacation on Kiawah Island. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden family profited from human trafficking scheme, House investigators say

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

A Tesla electric vehicle is seen at a Tesla electric vehicle charging station at Willow Festival shopping plaza parking lot in Northbrook, Ill., Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) **FILE**

Biden reignites furor over electric vehicle tax credits

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., pauses for questions in the House Rules Committee as he advances a GOP effort to disapprove of action by the District of Columbia Council on a local voting rights act and a criminal code revision, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House investigators set to grill Treasury official as Biden family probe deepens

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks to guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Treasury obstructing probe of Biden family, top investigator says

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the showroom during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show, Sept. 14, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Treasury makes more electric SUVs eligible for tax credits

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

An electric vehicle charges at an EVgo fast charging station in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

2023 tax credits for EVs will boost their appeal

By Hope Yen and Tom Krisher - Associated Press

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The Treasury Department has announced sanctions against a weapons trafficking network affiliated with the Islamic State group in Somalia and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which are accused of carrying out terrorist acts on civilians. The move to freeze and block transactions with U.S. entities comes after two car bombings at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killed more than 120 people last week. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Treasury sanctions IS-Somalia weapons traffickers, al-Shabab

By Fatima Hussein & Cara Anna - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Largo, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) ** FILE **

Treasury Department investigating Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The U.S. monthly budget deficit fell in October as the government collected more taxes from individuals and corporations thanks to a much-improved economy emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. The Treasury Department reported Wednesday, Nov. 10, that the federal government posted a deficit of $165 billion last month, 42% lower than the same month last year when it rang up a record October deficit of $284.1 billion. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Feds missed nearly $500 million in debts because of ‘software error’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office of the White House, on March 4, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden signs order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 photo, from left, Zihare Wellons, 7, Shahif Wellons, 12, and Janiyah Acie, 3 walk through new Rec2Tech space at Jefferson Recreation Center, which will provide access to technology and innovative programming for community members including STEM, computer science and coding education, combined with the arts in Pittsburgh. The city plans to use some of the money from the American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress last spring, to continue expanding these programs. Initial programming will be for young people, with plans to grow the programming into the broader community. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

States and cities slow to spend federal pandemic money: AP

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

In this July 11, 2021, file photo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a press conference at a G-20 Economy, Finance ministers and Central bank governors' meeting in Venice, Italy. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Biden administration sanctions cryptocurrency market to fight ransomware

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Abolfazl Nahidian, of the Manassas Mosque in Manassas, Va., poses after after a press conference, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in which he and other Muslim leaders asked the Biden administration to release a set of religious tiles that have been confiscated because the shipment was considered a violation of sanctions on Iran. (AP PhotoMatt Barakat)

Iranian-made tiles spark dispute between Manassas Mosque, Feds

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, July 24, 2021, photo, former President Donald Trump speaks on a variety of topics to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Justice says IRS must give Trump tax returns to Congress

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

In this file image from video, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 27, 2020. (House Television via AP) **FILE**

Republicans slam DOJ ruling on Trump’s taxes as politically motivated

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The entrance gate of the Embassy of the Russian Federation is seen in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The Biden administration has rolled out a sweeping set of sanctions on Russia over its election interference, hacking efforts and other malign activity. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

U.S. says Russia was given Trump campaign polling data in 2016

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press