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, ...

As a 2024 candidate, Donald Trump promised to end the taxation of Social Security. Both the House and Senate versions of his "Big Beautiful Bill" would cut taxes for many Social Security beneficiaries ...

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 ...

Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority over tariffs, as President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) has been deemed unconstitutional, and a co… ...

Opinion> Campaign The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill A GOP senator denounced a demagogue 75 years ago. Could that happen today?

GOP leaders hope to have the sweeping bill to President Trump's desk by July 4, but some Senate Republicans are speaking out about what the bill would mean for the debt and Medicaid.