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Congress’ budget reconciliation bill includes three provisions impactful for employers and workers alike, including mandatory retirement savings plans for most.

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2022 could give beneficiaries the biggest increase they’ve seen in years. One group says that’s not enough.

Congress has several high-stakes deadlines ahead of it that could hold implications for the country for years to come.

The government program that forgives the student loans of public servants has been plagued by issues. The Biden administration hopes to fix it.

Democrats are trying to craft a plan to invest in the social safety net after they delayed a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

The U.S. is one of the few countries without a national paid family leave policy. Congress could change that soon. Some parents say it is about time.

President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion economic plan has few parallels in modern U.S. history. Here’s how his Build Back Better agenda stacks up.

Many Americans with multimillion-dollar estates hold life insurance in a trust to reduce taxes at death. A House tax proposal may upend that planning.

The House passed a debt ceiling suspension, but Senate Republicans will reject it as the default deadline approaches.

Few households pay estate tax. A House Democrat plan wouldn’t grow the share much, but tax revenue would rise significantly from current levels.

Worker advocates are hoping to bolster the U.S. safety net for unemployed workers. They’ve had to scale back their ambitions to match political realities.

The pandemic-related reprieve for tax-filing obligations that some states offered for 2020 are going away, which means your 2021 return may be more complicated.

The government’s COBRA subsidy concludes this week. Here are people’s options for getting new health insurance coverage.

Millions of student loan borrowers are on edge, left questioning if they’ll be paying back their loans for years more or have them soon erased.

About 8 million people collect monthly checks for the aged, blind and disabled. But those benefits haven’t been updated in years. Congress could change that.

The wealthiest Americans pay a relatively low tax rate due to a preferential treatment of their investment income, according to a report published Thursday.

President Joe Biden and House Democrats aim to raise taxes on Americans with more than $400,000 of income. But what’s the significance of that threshold?

Wednesday may have been one of the most consequential days of President Joe Biden’s first term in office.

Political gridlock has prompted worries that monthly Social Security benefits could be impacted by a government shutdown. Here’s what we know.

Monthly child tax credit checks of up to $300 per child are reaching millions of families. New data shows they have been inclined to save and invest the money.