Politics and Government News

Biden, Harris release tax returns in return to tradition
"Today, the President released his 2020 federal income tax return, continuing an almost uninterrupted tradition," the White House said on Monday, the deadline to file income tax returns.
What the new monthly child tax credits mean for you and your family
"For working families with children, this tax cut sends a clear message: Help is here," said President Joe Biden, touting the tax credit that gives American families up to an extra $1,600 per child.
Carol Leonnig spoke to a number of Secret Service agents for her new book, “Zero Fail.” "They strongly believed that it was a matter of time before a president was shot on their watch," she says.
Biden expresses 'support' for cease-fire in Netanyahu call
President Joe Biden expressed “support” for a cease-fire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, the eighth day of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. 
Biden to boost world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said.
Supreme Court to weigh rollback of abortion rights
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi's bid to enforce a 15-week ban on abortion. The court's order Monday sets up a showdown over abortion, probably in the fall, with a more conservative court apparently ready to dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights.
Deal reached on Minnesota budget; special session needed
Minnesota legislative leaders said Monday they’ve reached bipartisan agreement on a two-year, roughly $52 billion state budget. With a midnight deadline looming to end the regular session, any final bills will not pass until a special session next month. 
'Second Amendment sanctuaries' facing first court test in Oregon
The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring themselves to be "Second Amendment sanctuaries."