U.S. Lawmakers to Review Unredacted Jeffrey Epstein DOJ Files Starting Monday 
Trump Administration Appeals Court Order to Release Hudson Tunnel Project Funding 
Trump Says “Very Good Talks” Underway on Russia-Ukraine War as Peace Efforts Continue 
US Pushes Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Before Summer Amid Escalating Attacks 
Trump Congratulates Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi After Historic Election Victory 
Antonio José Seguro Poised for Landslide Win in Portugal Presidential Runoff 
Pentagon Ends Military Education Programs With Harvard University 
Netanyahu to Meet Trump in Washington as Iran Nuclear Talks Intensify 
Bangladesh Election 2026: A Turning Point After Years of Political Suppression 
U.S.-India Trade Framework Signals Major Shift in Tariffs, Energy, and Supply Chains 
China Warns US Arms Sales to Taiwan Could Disrupt Trump’s Planned Visit 
Trump Signs Executive Order Threatening 25% Tariffs on Countries Trading With Iran 
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Secures Historic Election Win, Shaking Markets and Regional Politics 
Trump Allows Commercial Fishing in Protected New England Waters 
Trump Backs Nexstar–Tegna Merger Amid Shifting U.S. Media Landscape 
Ghislaine Maxwell to Invoke Fifth Amendment at House Oversight Committee Deposition 
Sydney Braces for Pro-Palestine Protests During Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Visit 
Continuing a tradition by most of President Joe Biden’s predecessors was to make public his tax returns for the previous year. The joint filing of Biden with first lady Dr. Jill Biden showed that the first couple had a significant drop in income in 2020.
The joint filing of the Bidens showed that they made a collective $607,336 in 2020 and paid $157,414 in income tax. This marks a significant drop from their income in 2019, where they made a collective $985,223 which came from paid speaking engagements and positions in educational institutions. The filing, which was made public Monday, showed that the first couple paid 25.9 percent of federal income tax.
The filing also showed that the Bidens donated $30,704 to various charities in 2020. $10,000 was donated to The Beau Biden Foundation which campaigns against child abuse and named after the president’s son, who died in 2015 of brain cancer.
From Biden’s predecessors in the White House, Donald Trump was the only president to refuse to make public his tax returns, the first president since the Watergate scandal. During the campaign, Biden released 22 years’ worth of tax filings in a swipe towards the now-former president. The White House also took a light jab at the former president following Monday’s release of Biden’s tax records.
Previous tax filings made by the Bidens showed that they have donated an overall amount of $70,000 to charity over 20 years up to 2017. The Bidens also have assets amounting to between $1.2 million to $2.88 million.
In other news, the US and the European Union have been at odds in terms of trade and now the EU has agreed to a partial truce with the US over the dispute surrounding metal tariffs. The tariffs were imposed by Trump. The EU has also agreed to discussions regarding global overcapacity and the trade policies of China.
The European Commission announced Monday that it would suspend a planned hike of retaliatory tariffs for six months. Brussels and Washington released a joint statement, saying that as allies and as market-based economies, they would seek to promote high standards as well as address their mutual concerns while holding China’s trade policies accountable.
