Arthur Delaney

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday it was none of his business if the president of the United States wanted to accept a $400 million plane as a gift from the government of Qatar. The Constitution says […]

WASHINGTON — Republicans will seek a dramatic change to federal food benefits to help pay for trillions in tax cuts as part of what they call the “big, beautiful bill” enacting President Donald Trump’s policy vision. Under a proposal unveiled

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is signaling openness to a higher top tax rate on millionaires as Republicans struggle to agree on Medicaid cuts that would help pay for an array of tax cuts. Trump is “considering” allowing the top

WASHINGTON — The temporary director of the Social Security Administration suggested agency operations would be so impaired by a court banishing Elon Musk’s DOGE team from sensitive databases that he would just turn out the lights. A federal judge on

WASHINGTON — The leading advocacy group for older Americans is not happy at all about the Donald Trump administration’s plans to require office visits for certain Social Security requests that have long been handled by phone. The Social Security Administration

The temporary leader of the Social Security Administration should resign for “outrageous” political retaliation against the state of Maine, Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) said Wednesday. Earlier this month, the Social Security Administration canceled contracts with Maine’s health department that had

WASHINGTON ― The acting head of the Social Security Administration said he was “upset” with Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat who clashed with President Donald Trump at the White House last month, and suggested their feud played a role

WASHINGTON — A government funding bill that passed the Senate on Friday could force the city government here to slash its budget by about $1 billion, a cut city leaders say could force them to fire workers — including police

WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Friday unanimously approved a bill to fix one of the harshest provisions of the government funding bill that the Senate just sent to the president’s desk to avert a government shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Chuck

Democrats across the ideological spectrum are sharply criticizing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for caving on his threat to block a Republican bill to avert a government shutdown. Schumer on Wednesday announced Democrats would filibuster the legislation, but then