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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.

Fixing Social Security and Medicare: Where the Parties Stand

Republicans and Democrats have sharply divergent approaches to repairing the programs. Any solutions will affect younger workers as much as retirees.

Burn Pit Program for Veterans Could Cost at Least $400 Billion, Agency Finds

In a report reviewing the nation’s budget outlook, Congress’s nonpartisan scorekeeper estimated that a veterans health program created last year would swell the federal...

How to Deal With Social Security’s Rising Costs

Readers’ suggestions include eliminating the income cap and making it means-tested. Also: Black studies; free speech on campus; transgender rights.

U.S. on Track to Add $19 Trillion in New Debt Over 10 Years

Congressional Budget Office projections released on Wednesday suggested rising interest rates and bipartisan spending bills are adding to deficits, amid a partisan fight on...

This Is What Joe Biden Thought It Would Be Like to Be President

But how much will it matter?

Why Mississippi, a Covid Hot Spot, Left Millions in Pandemic Aid Unspent

Stop-and-go federal funding floods public health agencies with cash during crises but starves them of funds afterward. The coronavirus pandemic shows the pitfalls of...

How Sports Betting Upended the Economies of Native American Tribes

Hard-fought deals for casinos gave many tribes a critical economic lifeline. When the doors opened to widespread sports betting, others wanted in on the...

Is Biden Too Old to Run Again?

In her column Michelle Goldberg says yes. Readers offer their opinions. Also: What to do about the deficit; the purpose of taxes; talking to...

President Biden Is Not Backing Off His Big-Government Agenda

In his first appearance before a Republican House, the president renewed calls for large new economic programs and offered no concessions on federal spending.

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