Ron Wyden: “It is just unconscionable that this epidemic of violence goes on and on and on and on, and policymakers in Washington…”

Turning the 1040 into an immigration tracker actively sabotages voluntary tax compliance and undermines the IRS’s core tax collection responsibilities.

The Department’s recent decision in August 2026 to quietly strip explicit prohibitions against political interference from its Scientific Integrity Policy is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine scientific facts and…

The proposed rule is clear regulatory overreach that would have disastrous impacts for lawfully present immigrants and their families who are legally eligible for refundable tax credits.

This interpretation is wildly inconsistent with the longstanding treatment of other provisions that use identical or near-identical language.