Members of congressional leadership far outperform other lawmakers in picking stocks, according to new research that could boost efforts to curb stock trading on Capitol Hill. The research, circulated this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, used transaction-level data to track the stock trades of members. It found that lawmakers outperform their peers […]

Once optimistic and bipartisan discussions to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies have all but fizzled out, with senators on both sides of the aisle skeptical a deal can come together before higher out-of-pocket premiums kick in next month. The inability to reach a compromise stems largely from a long-running impasse over GOP demands to […]

January Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in four weeks. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the case […]

President Donald Trump is underscoring his “Trump accounts” program as he shifts into election mode and works to preserve Republican control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. Trump’s announcement Tuesday that Michael and Susan Dell will donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for at least 25 million American children, excluded from the president’s […]