The Hill's Morning Report — What did FBI find at Mar-a-Lago?
Former President Trump is no stranger to high-stakes tangles over his records. The FBI was inside his home on Monday, reportedly looking for classified presidential materials believed, with evidence presented to a judge, to have been withheld from the National Archives. After a battle, his federal tax records must be turned over to a House committee, a federal appeals court decided on Tuesday. And, according to a vividly hostile
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Republican lawmakers are fuming about the large boost in funding for the IRS included in the $400 billion tax, health care and climate package passed by Democrats in the Senate over the weekend. The bill provides nearly $80 billion to strengthen the IRS, more than half of which will go specifically to increased enforcement efforts such as audits. Twenty-five billion will go toward operational support, nearly $5 billion will go toward new technology and $3 billion will go to services for taxpayers, like making IRS agents available to answer questions over the phone
Read MoreFive takeaways from the FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
The FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday stunned a political world that thought it had become inured to the chaos and controversy surrounding the 45th president. This time around, multiple reports indicate that the search was related to classified material Trump may have removed from the White House at the end of his presidency. Parts of the case are shrouded in doubt, not least because the legal documentation justifying the search is non-public by its nature. Here are some of the biggest takeaways so far.
Read MoreUS downplays tensions with China amid fears of military escalation
Following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) high-profile trip showing solidarity with Taiwan, Washington and Taipei are taking drastically different tracks toward China's retaliatory military drills encircling the island. In an unprecedented show of force, China has sent warships and aircraft through the Taiwan Strait and fired missiles into waters surrounding the island it views as its own territory under its One China policy. Taiwan has since accused Beijing of not only rehearsing for an invasion of the self-governing island, but of signaling its ambit
Read MoreBiden in a tough spot on Trump after FBI Mar-a-Lago search
President Biden is in a tough spot following the FBI's search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, facing a delicate dance of handling the situation while steadfastly appearing not to politically taint the Department of Justice (DOJ). Republican lawmakers almost immediately lashed out at Biden following news of the search, which was shared by Trump himself, raising questions about how soon the former president might announce he’s running again in 2024. It comes as Biden navigates skepticism within his own party about whether he should seek reelection — a potentia
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