Headaches and Backlogs Loom as Tax Filing Season Nears Again
WASHINGTON—The third tax-filing season during the coronavirus pandemic is set to begin soon with more delays, uncertainty and frustration likely...
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Beijing Fell Short on Trade Deal Promises, Creating Dilemma for Biden
WASHINGTON—Beijing’s commitment to step up purchases of U.S. goods and services under a 2020 trade pact expires Friday with China...
Biden to speak with Zelensky as US warns against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Biden, a White House official said, "plans to speak by phone with President Zelensky of Ukraine on Sunday to reaffirm...
Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader’s request
The call was requested by Putin, according to an administration official, and Biden accepted because "he believes when it comes...
Facebook’s Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don’t Say Sorry
The day after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen went public in October, the company’s team in Washington started...
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Eyes Raskin as Top Fed Banking Regulator
President Biden is considering Sarah Bloom Raskin for a top role at the Federal Reserve as part of a slate...
Governments Wrestling With Omicron Weigh Mitigation Versus Containment
The Christmas holiday weekend began as more governments wrestled with whether to focus on containing the spread of the Omicron...
U.S. Will Waive In-Person Interviews for H-1B, Other Work Visas
WASHINGTON—The State Department is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories in 2022 to ease visa issuances,...
CNN Exclusive: US intel and satellite images show Saudi Arabia is now building its own ballistic missiles with help of China
Saudi Arabia is known to have purchased ballistic missiles from China in the past but has never been able to...
Turkey Rolls Out Economic Rescue Plan, Reversing Lira’s Spiral
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s currency mounted a dramatic, partial reversal from a monthslong collapse on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a...
Covid-19 Pandemic Drives U.S. Population Growth to Record Low
America’s population grew 0.1% this year, the lowest rate on record, according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday that show...
U.S. Sets 55-Mile-a-Gallon Fuel-Efficiency Standard for 2026 Models
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Monday raised fuel-efficiency standards for passenger cars and light duty trucks, saying the new standards will...
Russian businessman with Kremlin ties extradited to US and charged in multi-million-dollar insider trading scheme
Vladislav Klyushin, owner of M-13, a Russian company that offers media monitoring and cybersecurity services, is charged along with four...
Business Lobby Seeks to Delay Tax Rise That Funds Biden Spending Plan
WASHINGTON—A coalition of large multinational companies has launched a late lobbying blitz to delay a tax increase on foreign earnings...
Appeals Court Reinstates Biden Covid-19 Vaccine Rules for Large Employers
A federal appeals court Friday reinstated Biden administration rules that require many employers to ensure that their workers are vaccinated...
Russia continues to amass new troops near Ukraine’s border despite Biden urging Putin to de-escalate tensions
More Russian military units have been sent to the border area in recent days, sources familiar with the intelligence tell...
Democrats’ $2 Trillion Package Stalls as Manchin Talks Make Little Headway
WASHINGTON—Democrats braced for weeks of delay and uncertainty on their roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package they had...
House Approves Increase in Debt Ceiling, Sending Measure to Biden
WASHINGTON—Congress passed a measure raising the government’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, sending to President Biden’s desk legislation that is...
Biden to Nominate Sandra Thompson to Lead Fannie and Freddie’s Overseer
WASHINGTON—President Biden plans to nominate Sandra Thompson to become the permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the White...
WSJ News Exclusive | SEC Lures Top Enforcer Who Says Tougher Punishment Is Coming
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission often picks its top cop from the ranks of Wall Street’s best defense lawyers. Its...
