By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press

By FATIMA HUSSEIN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Amidst all the talk of sanctions against Russian oligarchs, there was one notable omission in the Ukraine aid package approved by Congress this month: a cash injection for the IRS’s Criminal Investigations Branch tasked with finding the expensive real estate track down the Russian elite did … Read more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday marked Equal Pay Day by highlighting new steps aimed at closing the gender pay gap for federal employees and contractors. And he urged private companies to do the same. Biden signed an Equal Pay Day executive order that encourages — but … Read more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS announced Thursday that it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to tackle a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the toughest in history. The agency released a plan to work through the tens of millions of filings, which includes … Read more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency, prompting the Federal Reserve to consider whether the central bank should step in and create its own digital currency. The Biden administration views the cryptocurrency’s explosive popularity as an opportunity to examine … Read more