New $6,000 senior deduction cuts Social Security taxes for 88% of seniors, but speeds trust fund insolvency. SSA’s claims ...

The sprawling budget bill signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 4 after it squeaked through Congress has many far-reaching effects for consumers, as well as for the economy at large.

According to estimates from Manatt Health, rural hospitals stand to lose $70 billion over the next decade as a result of ...

America’s leaders have latched onto the idea that they can address some big problems — most notably a gaping budget deficit — by forcing interest rates downward. If only it were that easy. President ...

The Trump administration is expected to announce new trade actions and Pete Hegseth and Benjamin Netanyahu meet ...

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During his campaign, Trump promised to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits. While that measure was cut from ...

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4. The massive taxing and spending bill was ...

I woke Friday morning to an email from the Social Security Administration bragging about Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” ...

The Social Security Administration lied about the GOP budget bill in a message to beneficiaries. Can we trust anything it ...

In a news release Thursday, the Social Security Administration applauded passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, a massive tax and spending cuts package praised by Republicans as a win for the American ...

What the bill does do is provide a temporary tax deduction of up to $6,000 for seniors aged 65 and older. The tax break is ...