Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) leaves after the House passed Republicans’ budget resolution on the spending bill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington. Kayla Bartkowski | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Congress debates how to handle trillions of dollars in expiring tax breaks, lawmakers on both …
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters With the levers of power in Washington, D.C., about to change hands, a raft of pro-crypto legislation is expected from Congress and the Trump …
Djelics | E+ | Getty Images Retirees can expect to see some big changes in 2025 when it comes to their Social Security and Medicare benefits. President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill that will increase Social Security benefits for certain pensioners. Additionally, the annual Social Security cost-of-living …
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Last month, Congress moved to take rare bipartisan action to change certain Social Security rules. The House of Representatives on Nov. 12 passed the Social Security Fairness Act by an overwhelming 327 to 75 majority. The proposal would eliminate rules that reduce Social …
There’s ongoing debate in the nation’s capital about whether President-elect Donald Trump’s legislative priorities, and tax cuts in particular, should be split up into multiple bills next year, but Republican House Way and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith tells CNBC to expect one big bill next year, and that his …
For some workers, the decision to stay home when sneezing and coughing will no longer mean forgoing a day’s pay. In Tuesday’s election, ballot measures passed in three red states — Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska — that would require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees, with certain …
Monica Muñoz, top, and Denise Denning place black encapsulation material on solar panels at Elin Energys solar panel manufacturing facility on Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Brookshire. Brett Coomer | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images The Inflation Reduction Act has sparked a manufacturing boom across the U.S., mobilizing tens of …
Urbazon | E+ | Getty Images About 1,900 Harris County, Texas, residents were set to start receiving $500 monthly payments starting this spring. The money — provided through a new 18-month guaranteed income pilot, Uplift Harris, a Harris County Public Health initiative — was aimed at county residents of 10 …
On the crypto event circuit, McHenry has repeatedly contended that it’s still possible to get his panel’s stablecoin bill passed for President Joe Biden to sign it into law, including in remarks earlier this week. McHenry is retiring from Congress this year and has put a priority on the legislation …
“The administration’s willingness to move forward with stablecoin legislation, I think, makes it by far the most optimal portion of this to move forward,” Lummis said, noting that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the majority leader of the Senate, has said he’s willing to consider such a bill. Source link