What Social Security looks like after 2033 will be determined by Congress rather than opinion polls. In the past, lawmakers have opted to increase payroll tax rates and, much less frequently, to raise the age of eligibility for benefits, to ensure the program's solvency. The eligibility age f...
It has great national monuments, from the Smithsonian museums to the Library of Congress. But day-to-day cultural life can be thin. It attracts some of the country’s best brains. But far too much of the city’s intellectual life is devoted to the minutiae of the political process. ...
California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington or Wisconsin—your basis will generally be the fair market value of the home at the time of your spouse's death.
The FAFSA uses financial information from the "prior prior year," so applicants completing the form for the 2022-2023 academic year, for example, will need their 2020 tax return. The cost of college has long put a strain on many families, and the coronavirus pandemic's financial impact has...
Reporting a meeting has to be one of the most boring assignments a reporter will ever have. It’s ironic because it’s also one of the most important jobs, too. City councils, school boards, state legislatures, congress all make decisions that affect our lives and spend our — the people...
Congress is expected to reauthorize the federal law governing higher education this year, which would most likely overhaul the federal student loan and work-study programs. The Higher Education Act of 1965, which is overdue for an update, is the primary law tha...
Wu told Clark she had received more than 100 death threats, prompting the congresswoman to call the FBI. She was astonished by its response. "It wasn't a priority," Clark says. The FBI didn't respond to a request for comment.
Reporting a meeting has to be one of the most boring assignments a reporter will ever have. It’s ironic because it’s also one of the most important jobs, too. City councils, school boards, state legislatures, congress all make decisions that affect our lives and spend our — the people...
One reason people have trouble with the transition is fear: in particular, the fear that they will outlive their savings or have medical expenses that will leave them destitute. Spending, however, naturally declines during retirement in several ways. You won’t be paying Social Security and Medic...
Over 50 years ago, Congress outlawed discrimination against immigrants based on national origin. In 1924, after the troubles relating to the Asiatic Barred Zone, Congress created a comprehensive “national-origins system.” Trump, in defense, quoted a 1952 law allowing the president the ability to...