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A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in Washington, D.C., on November 20, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. As confirmed COVID-19 case counts soar with the country experiencing exponential growth, President Donald Trump continues to deny the Biden Transition team access to government funding and data. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Ending the state and local taxes (SALT) deduction

Richard V. Reeves and Fred Dews

Friday, October 22, 2021

Several hundred immigration activists gather near the White House on October 7, 2021 to urge the Biden administration to pass a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Politics and the pandemic in Latino and Native American communities

Gabriel R. Sanchez and Fred Dews

Friday, October 15, 2021

An affordable housing development is under construction in an area of Los Angeles deemed an opportunity zone. Handout photo by Martin Cuellar/SoLa Impact.

Unpacking Opportunity Zones tax havens

David Wessel and Jim Tankersley

Friday, October 8, 2021

Diverse crowd of people illustration

White decline and increased diversity in America’s aging population

William H. Frey and Fred Dews

Friday, October 1, 2021

President Joe Biden, King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of Jordan walk along the Colonnade of the White House on Monday, July 19, 2021, to the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz via Sipa USA)Please note: Fees charged by the agency are for the agencys services only, and do not, nor are they intended to, convey to the user any ownership of Copyright or License in the material. The agency does not claim any ownership including but not limited to Copyright or License in the attached material. By publishing this material you expressly agree to indemnify and to hold the agency and its directors, shareholders and employees harmless from any loss, claims, damages, demands, expenses (including legal fees), or any causes of action or allegation against the agency arising out of or connected in any way with publication of the material.No Use Germany.

Jordan and America’s decades-long friendship

Bruce Riedel and Bill Finan

Friday, September 24, 2021

Hand out photo dated May 30, 2020 of The Arleigh-burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducts a replenishment at sea training evolution alongside the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Two US aircraft carriers have carried out drills in the South China Sea, a US Navy spokesman said Saturday, after the Pentagon expressed concerns over Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago. The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan conducted dual carrier operations in the waterway to "support a free and open Indo-Pacific," the spokesman said. China's expanding military presence in the contested waters has worried several of its neighbours. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Samuel Hardgrove via ABACAPRESS.COM

Rule the waves, rule the world

Bruce Jones and Fred Dews

Friday, September 17, 2021

An American flag and red rose stand in the names of those lost at the edge of the south reflecting pool of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in lower Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., September 8, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar

How 9/11 changed the policy world

Madiha Afzal, Scott R. Anderson, John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Riedel, and Fred Dews

Friday, September 10, 2021

Jenny Doss, an early childhood special education teacher at Ben Franklin Elementary School, works with her K-5 class at the school in Menomonee Falls on June 8. Doss is speaking out against Republican lawmakers' spending proposal, which only calls for a slight boost in special education funding.MJS-special education funding00p1

Challenges to early childhood education in the wake of COVID-19

Jon Valant, Miriam Calderon, Jenna Conway, and Christina Weiland

Friday, September 3, 2021

FILE PHOTO: An employee puts up a price tag ahead of Black Friday at a Walmart store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo

Why high unemployment persists for Black workers

Kristen Broady and Fred Dews

Friday, August 27, 2021

A member of Taliban forces keeps watch at a checkpost in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

The Taliban takes Afghanistan

Vanda Felbab-Brown and Fred Dews

Friday, August 20, 2021

An essential delivery worker wearing personal protective equipment in Tribeca, New York during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why it’s harder for American workers to get ahead, and what we can do about it

Marcela Escobari and Fred Dews

Friday, August 13, 2021

Couple planning retirement

How to make retirement income more accessible for all Americans

J. Mark Iwry, David C. John, and Bill Finan

Friday, August 6, 2021

People wait in line as Kentucky Labor Cabinet reopens 13 Regional Career Centers for in-person unemployment insurance services, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud

After the COVID-19 lockdowns, how to fix benefit delivery tech for workers

Annelies Goger and Fred Dews

Friday, July 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cannabis product boxes are displayed at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, U.S., May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

A plan for marijuana policy reform

John Hudak and Fred Dews

Friday, July 23, 2021

The entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

The Trump Organization tax fraud charges

Norman Eisen and Fred Dews

Friday, July 16, 2021