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Biden Is Set to Detail at Least $2 Trillion in Measures to Reduce Deficits

The president’s proposals, included in the budget he will release on Thursday, are expected to heavily feature tax increases on corporations and high earners.

Biden Budget Will Propose Tax Increase to Bolster Medicare

The president’s plan targets Americans earning more than $400,000 a year in an attempt to increase the program’s solvency by 25 years.

Biden Budget Will Propose Tax Increase to Boost Medicare

The president’s plan targets Americans earning more than $400,000 a year in an attempt to increase the program’s solvency by 25 years.

Republican Votes Helped Washington Pile Up Debt

As they escalate a debt-limit standoff, House Republicans blame President Biden’s spending bills for an increase in deficits. Voting records show otherwise.

Cinco claves de la Ley de Chips de EE. UU.

Un nuevo y extenso programa para la industria de semiconductores tiene como principal objetivo la seguridad nacional, pero también tratará de impulsar otras prioridades.

Biden Steps Up as Republicans Struggle to Outline Budget Cuts

The president has tried to highlight years of Republican proposals that call for scaling back popular — and increasingly expensive — federal programs.

Fixes for Social Security and Medicare

Readers discuss the financial shortfalls that both programs face. Also: An asylum crackdown; Mike Pence’s refusal to testify; money for the police.

IRS Decision Not to Tax Certain Payments Carries Fiscal Cost

The Biden administration has opted not to tax state payments to residents, a decision that could add to the nation’s fiscal woes.

U.S. Could Default on Debt as Early as Summer, New Estimate Says

The Bipartisan Policy Center said the nation could run out of cash this summer or early fall if Congress did not raise the debt...

Biden’s Promises on Social Security and Medicare Have No Basis in Reality

President Biden’s pledges in his State of the Union speech are almost certainly economically impossible.

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