America's debt crisis is no longer a distant concern; it's an immediate threat with immediate consequences. Some politicians ...

The budget resolution released Wednesday by the House Republican caucus contains no concrete details, but it codifies a GOP ...

In legislative developments, Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, reintroduced a bill last week aimed at completely eliminating income taxes on Social Security benefits—a move first ...

Medicaid may be on the chopping block as the Trump administration prepares its budget blueprint.

The nonpartisan Senior Citizens League expects the COLA to be 2.3% for 2026, based on a forecast that inflation will drop throughout the coming year. Another forecast by independent Social Security ...

Well-off retirees stand to gain thousands of dollars in tax savings every year if President Donald Trump succeeds in his bid ...

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President Donald Trump has pursued a radical overhaul of the U.S. government since taking office on January 20, aiming to ...

Scrapping the U.S. penny, as President Donald Trump has just vowed to do, would save the government enough money to pay for 0.02% of the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts, 0.004% of the annual ...

As of fiscal 2024, the U.S. pays 2.72 cents to make each penny, according to the Mint. The counterargument used to be that a ...