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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Secretary of Veterans Affairs nominee Denis McDonough before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)

Sen. Bill Cassidy accuses Biden of rebuffing bipartisan talks to save Social Security

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, testifies during a Senate committee on the President's FY'24 budget proposal, Wednesday, March 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Biden's budget czar draws a blank on how to rescue Social Security from insolvency

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
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Grand jury indicts seven in $111 million fraud scheme involving stolen identities, tax refunds

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times
In this photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity are the meadows at Baltazor Hot Spring in Humboldt County, Nev., Jan. 14, 2022. Conservationists who are already suing to block a geothermal power plant where an endangered toad lives in western Nevada are now seeking U.S. protection for a rare butterfly at another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line. The Center for Biological Diversity is now petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the bleached sandhill skipper under the Endangered Species Act at the only place it's known to exist. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP)

House panel rips federal agency's 'ecogrief' training, warns of probe if 'colossal waste' continues

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Sen. Joni Ernst speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) ** FILE **

'Swinecraft': Feds funded experiment to teach hogs to play video game

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about his 2024 budget proposal at the Finishing Trades Institute, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House launches full court press against House Freedom Caucus' debt ceiling demands

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., calls for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Republicans step up pressure on State Department over funding for 'disinformation' index

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden boards waves as he arrives back to the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 9, 2023, after traveling to Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

IRS could get $43B in extra funding via Biden's budget

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS audit finds 42,000 feds cheating on taxes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and GOP leaders meet with reporters following a closed-door briefing on the budget that will be submitted by President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden calls on McCarthy to release GOP budget; says he'll meet anytime

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. Defense officials tell Congress that the military services are still reviewing possible discipline of troops who refused the order to get the COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden budget would boost Pentagon, but Republicans say not enough

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times
The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden seeks 15% more for IRS, on top of current $80 billion boost

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. It seems like no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits, including Biden, who is already telling voters that his upcoming federal budget proposal will “defend and strengthen” the programs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Biden's wish list includes slew of tax hikes on corporations, capital gains, income and the wealthy

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a Quad ministers' panel at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi Friday, March 3, 2023. (Olivier Douliery/Pool Photo via AP)

Congressman demands Blinken answer for funding global 'disinformation' group linked to Soros

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks at the 2023 International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference, Monday, March 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

After two years of massive spending, Biden proposes more for social programs in fiscal '24 budget

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nikki Haley floats changes to retirement age to protect Medicare, Social Security

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
FILE - Nebraska state Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn speaks during debate in Lincoln, Neb., May 7, 2019. Nebraska could join 48 other states in offering public money for private school tuition under a bill advanced by the state Legislature on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, even as some lawmakers expressed concern about taxpayer dollars going to private schools allowed to turn away students based on religious tenets. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Public money for private school tuition bill advances

By Margery A. Beck - Associated Press
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Biden's upcoming budget proposal aims to trim deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. That's according to an administration official who insisted on anonymity to discuss the figures being released Thursday. The level of deficit reduction is significantly higher than the $2 trillion worth of deficit reduction that Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last month. (Jacquelyn Martin, Pool) **FILE**

White House: Biden budget to cut deficit by $3 trillion through tax hikes

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., left, and Sen. John Thune. R-S.D., right, speak during the news conference to introduce the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information Communications Technology Act, or RESTRICT Act, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Manchin to oppose Biden IRS nominee over implementation of Dems' tax and climate law

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with the National Governors Association in the East Room on Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. Biden’s support of a Republican resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the nation’s capital and other cities. The GOP-led disapproval resolution is expected to easily pass the Senate with ample Democratic support on Wednesday, March 8. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Biden's pay hike for feds is largest proposed since Carter admin

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

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