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House GOP ‘big, beautiful bill’ would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion, CBO says
House Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending cuts package would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the bill that GOP lawmakers narrowly approved last month.
What’s in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill that passed the House
The House narrowly passed its massive GOP tax and spending cuts package on Thursday, sending President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” over to the Senate, where it will likely face many changes.
Who benefits most from the state and local tax deduction and why raising the cap is contentious
Increasing the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction could benefit millions of tax filers.
Left in limbo: How federal workers still on the job are coping with chaos
More than 100 days into Donald Trump’s presidency, many federal workers have decided to do something that was unthinkable on inauguration day: quit their jobs.
Biden slams Trump administration’s cuts to Social Security Administration in first public remarks since leaving office
Former President Joe Biden offered his first public critique of President Donald Trump’s second term Tuesday, painting the Trump administration’s handling of the Social Security Administration as destructive.
Federal workers turn to little-known ‘merit board’ as they try to avoid Trump’s mass layoffs
Federal workers are rushing to a little-known and understaffed office to try to save their jobs from President Donald Trump’s mass government layoffs, in hopes that it will be a bulwark against the president and Elon Musk as they push for more cuts.
Attention federal employees: It may be hard to get a private sector job right now
Federal workers have a big decision to make on Thursday. That’s the deadline for accepting the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer, which will allow them to quit their federal job while still being paid through September. The administration is prodding federal workers to shift to the private sector for the next stage of their careers.
UnitedHealth Group CEO: US health care needs to be ‘less confusing, less complex and less costly’
In its first financial results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter
Medical debt soon will be banned on credit reports
Americans won’t have to worry about unpaid medical bills damaging their credit reports and scores much longer.
What’s at risk if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Friday night
The federal government could shut down in a matter of hours if Congress does not cobble together a temporary funding plan on Friday.