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The National Taxpayer Advocate criticized the agency for being too slow to resolve cases, leaving victims waiting years for their refunds. Read full article

The group, America PAC, is preparing what appears to be a well-funded push to encourage Republican-leaning voters to cast early or absentee ballots. Read full article

Donald J. Trump’s increasingly theatrical selection process is entering its final phase, with his leading candidates participating in a series of Fox News interviews to make their case. Read full article

My colleague Emily Cochrane takes us behind the scenes of the hotline, which receives as many as 3,000 calls and messages a day. Read full article

Federal pandemic aid helped keep school districts afloat, but that money is coming to an end. Read full article

After more than half a century in Washington, President Biden has learned to make deals and work across the aisle. But that instinct is rarely rewarded in today’s political climate. Read full article

The president’s proclamation would grant clemency to around 2,000 people charged between 1951 and 2013 under a military code that outlawed the behavior. Read full article

Ramiro Gonzales, who killed a woman in 2001, was set to be executed on Wednesday, though a psychiatrist who suggested he was likely to reoffend has since changed his opinion. Read full article

The Apache fire burned south of Paradise, Calif., which was destroyed in the Camp fire six years ago. Another wildfire was spreading quickly in Oregon. Read full article

Two new studies suggest that the largest single federal investment in U.S. schools improved student test scores, but only modestly. Read full article