Eliminating taxes on Social Security benefits is missing from President Trump’s tax overhaul. Here’s why and what an ...

Up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits can be taxed—but a new deduction will reduce how much seniors need to pay.

Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the ...

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...

The Byrd Rule, adopted in 1985, is a procedural constraint named after the late Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia to prohibit “extraneous” provisions from being tacked onto reconciliation bills, ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

Trump says 'no tax on Social Security' with reconciliation bill. That's not true for everyone. Both the House and Senate versions of his "Big Beautiful Bill" would cut taxes for many Social Security ...

Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance ...

The changes made to President Donald Trump's big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation's debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in ...