Two Democratic senators and likely presidential contenders have unveiled plans to cut taxes, a shift in strategy for the party heading into the midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) each released tax plans in recent weeks that equate to middle-class tax cuts and are advertised as moving families off the tax rolls. […]

The second round of March Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, March 18.  The first round went out on March 11 to those born on or before the […]

The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 14 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day […]

Republicans on Capitol Hill have begun discussing with the White House a supplemental funding bill for the conflict in Iran, and even fiscal hawks seem to be on board.  Fiscal hawks in Washington are known to be rabble-rousers when it comes to demanding offsets for spending in an effort to decrease the more than $38 […]