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Treasury chief says 'remains to be seen' if Trump tax bill will add to $36T national debt
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is on Capitol Hill testifying before the House Ways & Means Committee hearing.
President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" Doesn't Include His Biggest Social Security Proposal. Are Retirees Better Off Without It?
Social Security is one of the biggest issues politicians in Washington must address in the next few years. Many retirees are ...
Rand Paul’s invite to White House picnic yanked after Trump tax bill attacks: ‘Incredibly petty’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) expressed bitterness at the White House’s decision to yank his invitation from the annual White House ...
Mike Johnson downplays Musk’s influence and says Republicans will pass Trump’s tax and budget bill
Speaker Mike Johnson took clear sides Sunday in President Donald Trump’s breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk.
President Donald Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Is Missing His "No Tax on Social Security" Promise -- and There's Likely a Good Reason Why
But there is one financially sound reason Trump chose to break this popular promise and leave "no tax on Social Security" out ...
Republicans dismiss White House claim that Trump’s tariffs will pay for his tax bill
The White House's notion of offsetting tax cuts with a tax increase via tariffs, paid by consumers, is a conflicting one, ...
EU targets Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' over tax provision in tariff talks
The US budget bill could impose a tax of up to 20% on US-sourced income received by foreign investors. The provision of the ...
Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says
President Donald Trump’s big bill is likely to unleash trillions in tax cuts and slash spending, but also spike deficits by ...
Homeland security chair to leave Congress after House votes on Trump agenda bill
GOP Rep. Mark Green, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, announced Monday that he intends to leave Congress ...