It comes as Americans of all ages continue to navigate rising costs. In October, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that benefits would grow by 2.8 percent in 2026 through the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Yet for many retirees, even modest increases barely keep pace with the real cost of living.

The Thanksgiving recess didn't do much to break the impasse in Congress over expiring health insurance subsidies.

Last week, House leadership canceled a vote for the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE Act) as Congress once again showed why the NCAA, conferences and universities shouldn't gamble on politicians solving their legal problems.

Forget the Marine Corps Marathon or the Cherry Blossom 10-miler, the new race in Washington has to be the Taco Bell 50K, held this past Saturday. Runners had to run 50 kilometers while eating at nine Taco Bells in the region. Vomiting? Discouraged, but allowed.

In the last month of the year, the United States Congress is still working out tax credit extensions for the Affordable Care Act.

(The Hill) — Republicans in Congress have refused to negotiate an extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits as part of talks to end the shutdown, arguing there is plenty of time to negotiate over ObamaCare once the government is funded.

History teaches that new blood, economic upheaval, and executive overreach are the recipe for overcoming congressional paralysis.

On this week’s round table, the G.O.P.’s shutdown spiral. By Jamelle Bouie Michelle Cottle and David French Produced by Vishakha Darbha On this week’s round table, three Opinion writers discuss how to fight Trump’s takeover. Congress is back in ...