Taxes January 9, 2026
House Votes to Renew Obamacare Tax Credits in Blow to GOP Leaders
The House voted 230-196 Thursday to send a three-year extension of the expired tax credits to the Senate. Seventeen Republicans supported the measure.
Taxes January 7, 2026
House Backs Renewing Obamacare Tax Credits, Defying GOP Leaders
Swing-district Republicans defied party leaders to join Democrats in advancing legislation Wednesday to revive expired Obamacare subsidies for three years.
Payroll January 5, 2026
Column: Social Security Still Works, But Its Future is Up to Us
A program that still works remarkably well could become harder to navigate, less predictable, and less protective, especially for the seniors who depend on it most.
Payroll December 26, 2025
Republicans, Democrats Have a Way for Clergy to Rejoin Social Security Rolls
Opting back into Social Security is a way of empowering clergy to take greater control of their financial future, said Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA), one of the bill's chief sponsors, along with Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA).
Taxes December 22, 2025
House Plan Sets Tax Harbor for Stablecoins, Crypto Staking
A bipartisan House duo is drawing up a cryptocurrency tax framework that would provide a safe harbor for some stablecoin transactions and delay taxation of rewards earned by verifying blockchain transactions.
Taxes December 17, 2025
4 House Republicans Defied GOP Leadership to Force Action on ACA Tax Credits
In a major blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, four Republicans—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Robert Bresnahan (Pa.) and Ryan Mackenzie (Pa.)—signed Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) discharge petition to force a House vote on a bill extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Taxes December 17, 2025
Rep. Lawler Calls BS on Speaker Johnson for Blocking Vote to Extend ACA Tax Credits
Speaker Mike Johnson told a closed-doors Republican meeting that he won’t allow a vote on a plan to save the Obamacare subsidies pushed by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and a handful of endangered moderates from swing districts.
Taxes December 17, 2025
Sen. Ossoff Teams Up with Trump Ally on Small Business Tax Legislation Ahead of Midterms
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has teamed up with Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi on legislation to cut income taxes for qualifying small businesses with up to 15 employees.
Taxes December 12, 2025
Las Vegas Casino Heavyweights Implore Congress to Restore Gambling Loss Tax Deduction
The casino executives—Derek Stevens of Circa, Tom Reeg of Caesars Entertainment, and Craig Billings of Wynn Resorts—are pressing lawmakers for the restoration of the 100% deduction for gambling losses, which was reduced to 90% under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Taxes December 11, 2025
Senate Blocks Plan to Extend Expiring Obamacare Tax Credits Past This Month
The Senate on Thursday rejected plans from Republicans and Democrats to ease soaring health care costs, making it more likely many people face health insurance premiums that could double shortly.
Taxes December 11, 2025
Moderate House Republicans Look to Force Vote on ACA Tax Credits
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., on Wednesday filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a two-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, as House GOP leadership eyes a health care vote next week that won’t include such a measure.
Taxes December 9, 2025
Massachusetts Governor Urges Congress to Extend ACA Tax Credits Before Costs ‘Skyrocket’
Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday called on Congress to approve an extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, warning that health care costs for millions of Americans would skyrocket if lawmakers fail to act.