Haris Alic

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

President Biden's budget chief on Wednesday struggled to explain the lack of a plan to save Social Security as pressure mounts on the White House to do something about America's endangered retirement system.

March 15, 2023

House GOP weighs work requirements, spending redlines to balance budget

House Republicans say adopting work requirements for federal entitlement programs and putting caps on federal spending could help balance the budget over the next decade.

March 14, 2023

‘Woke’: One word, different definitions that divide Americans

Republican are leaning on the term "woke" to lambast out-of-touch liberalism run amok, but Americans don't agree on what the word means.

March 13, 2023

Biden’s corporate tax hike could kill 138,000 jobs, review finds

President Biden's proposal to raise the corporate tax rate to 28% would shrink the U.S. economy and eliminate more than 138,000 jobs over the next decade, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

March 10, 2023

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

President Biden's budget proposal is set to give the IRS an additional $43 billion over the next decade.

March 10, 2023

Biden budget takes taxes, spending, IRS funds to new levels, promises plan will cut deficit

President Biden's new $6.8 trillion budget would impose a whopping $5.5 trillion in tax hikes and push federal spending roughly 55% higher than pre-pandemic levels, including a 15% boost for the IRS that would be added on top of the agency's current massive funding increase.

March 9, 2023

Biden wants to beef up EPA staff with 2,400 new agents

President Biden's $6.8 trillion budget seeks to add 2,400 new employees to the Environmental Protection Agency - a more than 16% jump from its current staffing levels.

March 9, 2023

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

President Biden asked Congress on Thursday to boost spending for the IRS by 15% in fiscal 2024 to help crack down on tax cheats and administer the White House's climate change legislation.

March 9, 2023

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

President Biden would push federal spending roughly 55% higher than pre-pandemic levels and pay for some of that new spending with $5.5 trillion in tax hikes to pay for expanded social welfare programs.

March 9, 2023

Biden’s budget resurrects Democrats’ plan to give everyone 12 weeks of paid family leave

President Biden's new budget revives Democrats' calls for Congress to pass a national 12-week paid family and medical leave program, foreshadowing a plank in his 2024 reelection platform.

March 9, 2023

Labor leaders demand federal help to unionize more businesses: ‘The game is rigged’

Union leaders on Wednesday complained Wednesday that despite having their longtime champion President Biden in the White House, the labor movement is being stymied by corporations from using union-busting tactics with impunity.

March 8, 2023

Fauci to loom large over House Oversight’s COVID-19 origins hearing

Dr. Anthony Fauci will loom large over a House Oversight hearing Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite not actually attending.

March 7, 2023

Unruly Senate Democrats create political problems for Biden ahead of 2024

Rebel Senate Democrats are causing a political headache for President Biden ahead of 2024 by bucking their party and backing Republicans on contentious initiatives, including two in just the past week.

March 3, 2023

Rep. Cori Bush accused of ethics violations after paying new husband $62K for security

Rep. Cori Bush, Missouri Democrat, is facing accusations of violating federal campaign finance laws by paying her husband nearly $62,000 for security over the past year.

March 3, 2023

AOC may have violated House ethics rules by accepting tickets to ritzy Met Gala

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have violated House ethics rules by accepting an "impermissible gift" when attending the ritzy Met Gala in 2021.

March 2, 2023

Cotton unveils bill to make doctors liable for gender transition surgery on kids

Sen. Tom Cotton and a group of fellow GOP lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would allow adults to sue medical providers who performed gender transition procedures on them as minors.

March 2, 2023

Ohio governor urges Biden to visit East Palestine after train derailment

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine called on President Biden Thursday to visit East Palestine as the community continues to deal with the impact of last month's train derailment that spewed toxic chemicals.

March 2, 2023

Manchin dings Biden, White House for late budget

Sen. Joe Manchin III criticized President Biden on Thursday for missing the legal deadline to submit his budget to Congress.

March 2, 2023

Democrats to shift focus from Pete Buttigieg during hearing with Norfolk Southern CEO

Senate Democrats could throw a lifeline to embattled Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg next week during a congressional hearing when lawmakers will question the head of Norfolk Southern Railway over the recent Ohio train derailment.

March 1, 2023

Bipartisan group of senators proposes railway safety bill after East Palestine derailment

A group of bipartisan senators unveiled legislation Wednesday to tighten train safety standards after last month's train derailment in Ohio, but House Republicans remain wary of new regulations on the rail industry.

March 1, 2023