Richard Rubin is a Tax Policy Journalist at The Wall Street Journal. He specializes in U.S. tax policy, exploring its implications across finance, investment, personal finance, and broader economic themes. Richard's work has been featured in notable publications including The New York Times, MarketWatch, and Yahoo Finance.
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Richard Rubin's reporting focuses primarily on government announcements and legal policy regulations, with a specific emphasis on national (United States) coverage. He frequently covers topics related to finance, taxes, the Supreme Court, and IRS-related issues. Given his coverage attributes and themes covered, Richard would likely be interested in receiving pitches from experts who can provide insights or commentary on recent government announcements related to tax policies or legal regulations impacting financial matters in the United States. Additionally, considering his article titles referencing baseball and Brazil's regulation on imported biodiesel raises uncertainties suggest he may also consider pitches related to these specific topics if they align with his areas of interest.
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Richard Rubin WASHINGTON—President Trump's extraordinary agreement with the federal government expanded Tuesday to end all pending tax audits
By: Richard Rubin
The immunity deal stops pending IRS pursuit of the president.
By: Richard Rubin, Ken Thomas, Siobhan Hughes
The program is a ‘payout pot for punks’ said one Republican senator.
By: Richard Rubin, Lindsay Wise, Siobhan Hughes
Votes on contentious amendments loom after Republicans advanced an immigration-enforcement measure.
By: Siobhan Hughes, Lindsay Wise, Richard Rubin
Some lawmakers pressed for officially killing President Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund through legislation.
Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal June 06, 2026 issue. Trump’s fund isn’t officially halted, but some GOP senators raise their objections
By: Richard Rubin
A federal court ruling late last week that overturned a Trump administration restriction on clean-energy tax credits will make it easier for some projects to qualify for the incentives. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington tossed an Internal Revenue Service rule that requi
The U.S. government's net tariff revenue was effectively $0 in May, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. The government collected $22 billion in customs duties, roughly the same as in May 2025. But the U.S. also paid out $22 billion in refunds, as it began implementing the Supreme Court decision
The Treasury Department outlined rules Wednesday that will make it easier to use a scholarship tax credit created in last year’s tax law. The novel credit takes effect in 2027. Taxpayers who donate $1,700 to a scholarship-granting organization
By: Richard Rubin, Ashlea Ebeling
With less than a month to go, some details are still being worked out.
