Biden Releases Tax Forms, Resuming an âAlmost Uninterruptedâ Tradition
Last Updated
May 20, 2021, 11:53 a.m. ETMay 20, 2021, 11:53 a.m. ET
Donald J. Trump was the first president in 40 years to refuse to share his tax forms with the public. Arizona Republicans split over what some call the âinsane liesâ driving a review of the 2020 vote.
Follow our
Hereâs what you need to know:
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both released financial disclosures on Monday.Credit.T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York Times
President Biden released tax forms on Monday showing that he and his wife, Jill Biden, earned just over $600,000 in 2020. The release resumed a presidential tradition of disclosure broken by Donald J. Trump.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday to review Mississippi’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy has raised hopes and fears that Roe v. Wade will be overturned and its viability standard eliminated.
Challenge before Supreme Court should scare believers in reproductive freedom Justices have agreed to review the case, but there is no reason for that unless a majority is prepared to dramatically change the law of abortion.
By Erwin Chemerinsky Text size Copy shortlink:
After countless dire predictions that Roe v. Wade was in grave danger, that prospect became a reality when the Supreme Court granted review Monday of a Mississippi law that prohibits abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy. For months, the court took no action on Dobbs v. Jackson s Women s Health Organization, raising hopes that perhaps its conservative majority was not ready to take up the issue of abortion. But the granting of review of the Mississippi statute, which will be heard in the fall, should frighten all who believe that women should have the right to reproductive autonomy.
Once again, abortion rights hang in the balance of the Supreme Court Justices as they proceed in hearing a lawsuit over the 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi.
Editorial Roundup: U S mynorthwest.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mynorthwest.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.