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In Budget Talks, Biden Rejects Hard Choices of the Past

The president has met Republican demands for debt reduction with a plan to trim deficits by taxing companies and the rich.

Trump Knows How to Make Promises. Do His Rivals?

Mike Pence and Nikki Haley somehow manage to propose ideas that are both implausible and unpopular.

Social Security and Medicare Should Bring Generations Together, Not Tear Them Apart

We need to value and secure our vital facilitators of interdependence.

The Future of Taxes: They’re Higher

Yes, the rich should pay more, but that won’t be enough.

Missing From Biden’s Budget: His Plan for Social Security

Like the president’s previous budgets, his latest proposal made no mention of any tax or spending increases linked to the program, which he had...

Biden Moves to Recapture the Centrist Identity That Has Long Defined Him

After two years championing progressive priorities, the president is speaking more to the concerns of the political middle as he prepares to announce a...

Biden Budget Routes $1.2 Billion to Big Transit Projects in New York

The money, which was previously allocated in the infrastructure bill, will go to the Second Avenue Subway extension and new Hudson River train tunnels,...

Here’s an Overview of the Budget Process and What Happens Next

In theory, funding the government takes place in two major stages. But it’s a fraught and complicated process; here’s a step-by-step guide.

What Fed Chair Jerome Powell Said This Week, and Why It Matters

Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, opened the door to a more aggressive policy path — but emphasized that it depended on incoming data.

Joe Biden: mi plan para Medicare

Medicare es la sólida garantía con la que cuentan los estadounidenses. Mi presupuesto hará que el fondo fiduciario de Medicare sea solvente más allá...

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