“Over the next few months, as millions of Americans see potentially larger income tax refunds hit their mailboxes or bank accounts, President Donald Trump wants filers to think of who made them possible: Donald Trump,” the Washington Post reports. “The administration and its allies are trying to gain political capital in a midterm election year from larger tax refunds they say result from Trump’s policies — and particularly his One Big Beautiful Bill. GOP lawmakers structured key provisions of the 2025 tax law so that several of its most popular benefits apply retroactively to the start of the year, boosting refunds this filing season.”

Source: Washington Post March 08, 2026 12:42 UTC