Joe Biden

Most at risk are taxpayers whose earnings aren’t reported to the IRS by an outside source like an employer or brokerage firm.

The president and Republican congressional leaders see a narrow opening for compromise on infrastructure spending yet significant obstacles remain, particularly on tax increases.

April's hiring shortfall stiffened Republican opposition to the tax increases on the wealthy and corporations that are a central part of the administration's package.

The Senate Republican leader ripped the president's plan to end a tax break that lets the richest Americans transfer much of their wealth tax-free at death.

'It doesn't have to be exactly' 28 percent, the president said, in a signal that a final package could well have a lower rate.

The president's plan for increased tax audits of the wealthy and corporations is a major funding source for his economic-investment proposals.

The fate of the administration’s $4 trillion economic vision now rests with the lawmakers in a narrowly divided Congress.

The Penn Wharton Budget Model says the White House mistook the cost of its child-care and education policies.

The American Families Plan includes provisions that would expand Internal Revenue Service oversight of tax preparers.

The Biden administration has proposed that the U.S. apply a 21 percent global minimum rate.

The president's promise to start narrowing income and wealth gaps underpins every part of his economic program.

The proposed top 39.6 percent tax bracket in the administration's “American Families Plan” would encompass less than 1 percent of taxpayers.

The president holds some advantages in pushing for what would be a massive expansion of the government.

The president is on the road to sell his plans to build infrastructure and invest in education, child care and other priorities.

President Biden’s American Families Plan would provide tax credits for families and low-income workers, but eliminate a popular tax break for inheritances and raise taxes on capital gains.

The proposal won’t affect couples with incomes below $400,000 — but could impact couples who together exceed that threshold.

The president declared the U.S. has turned the corner on a pandemic that’s killed more than half a million Americans.

The president called for higher taxes on the rich to fund a massive investment in the nation’s social safety net.

The sweeping $1.8 trillion plan would be funded in part by the largest tax increases on wealthy Americans in decades.

The 10-year plan would ramp up federal support for American families, with a major expansion in spending on child care, paid leave and education.