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Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy Tax season with a hollowed-out IRS: What do taxpayers need to know?

Vanessa Williamson, Ellis Chen

March 10, 2026

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 03: A "VOTE" sign is posted near a polling center on March 03, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Texas holds their primary elections including two hotly contested races for Democratic and Republican Senate nominations. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Campaigns & Elections What the Texas primaries revealed about the divides within our divides

David C. Barker

March 6, 2026

HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 02: Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) speaks at a campaign rally on March 2, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Talarico is visiting various locations around the state in the lead up to tomorrow's primaries. (Photo by Danielle Villasana/Getty Images)

Campaigns & Elections Why Texas could determine which party controls the Senate in 2027

William A. Galston

March 4, 2026

People vote on Election Day at a polling location at West Gray Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston, on March 3, 2026. Americans cast the first ballots of the primary season on Tuesday, kicking off a midterm cycle that could redraw the political map in Washington -- and shape how Donald Trump spends the remainder of his presidency.

Campaigns & Elections How factional primaries could turn a Democratic wave into a trickle

Elaine Kamarck

March 3, 2026

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