Overtime hours and tips are lagniappe for some, but for others, they help them survive. Now, you might not have to pay taxes on either.

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Many middle-class and wealthy families will see some benefits from the new legislation. But programs that help low-income ...

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During his campaign, Trump promised to eliminate federal taxes on Social Security benefits. While that measure was cut from ...

President Donald Trump signed his "big beautiful" spending bill into law on July 4.

President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to end taxes on tips and overtime pay have seemingly come to fruition in the GOP’s ...

Republicans claim 4.8 million Americans on Medicaid who could work choose not to. The GOP’s work-requirement legislation could sweep up disabled people who say they’re unable to hold jobs.

Republicans are counting on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to be a winner with voters, while Democrats hope ...

Democratic lawmakers from New Hampshire unite against President Donald Trump's $3.4 trillion bill, but the party's ...

Americans for Prosperity’s Brent Gardner joins Hugh Hewitt to break down what’s next after the landmark legislation dubbed ...