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H.R. 1 Ends Medicaid on October 1 2026 and Medicare on January 2027 for Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants

H.R. 1 ends Medicaid for refugees, asylees, and other lawfully present immigrants October 1, 2026. Current Medicare enrollees outside permitted categories lose coverage January 4, 2027.

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3 Dividend Kings to Buy Now to Replace the Social Security Income You're About to Lose

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this year containing one number that should change how every American near retirement thinks about income. Here's 3 dividend stocks to replace that lost income.

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Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost USD 1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

President Donald Trump's ambitious "Golden Dome" missile defense system is projected to cost a staggering USD 1.2 trillion over two decades. This futuristic plan, intended to protect America, is significantly more expensive than initially announced. The Congressional Budget Office analysis highlights the substantial financial commitment required for this advanced defense…

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5 Reasons the Social Security Trust Fund Could Run Out by 2032

For decades, Americans have treated Social Security as one of the safest financial programs in retirement. Millions of retirees depend on those monthly checks to...

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Pentagon's DoD Pushes for $125M Rebrand to Department of War as Officials Call for 7,600 Changes to Federal Law

The Pentagon seeks to rename the Department of Defence to the Department of War, a move projected to cost up to £92.5 million and facing opposition from Democrats over financial concerns.

International Business Times UK

US Treasury Department Adds Venmo Option to Solicit Public Donations for Staggering $39 Trillion National Debt Burden

The US Treasury now accepts Venmo and PayPal for debt donations, sparking viral attention, though the effort has little impact on the nation's $39 trillion debt.

International Business Times UK

The director of the Congressional Budget Office—known for its gloomy national debt data—is very optimistic that a crisis will be avoided entirely

“Making progress to address the fiscal trajectory would be a positive for the U.S. economy,” Swagel said. “We can’t go on [with] the scolding narrative.”

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The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it

Budget experts agree on one thing. The debt is on an "unsustainable" trajectory.

Fortune

The national debt isn't $39 trillion. One economist says it's actually $100 trillion

"It's not a Ponzi scheme," Penn Wharton's Kent Smetters explained to Fortune. "It's a shell game."

Fortune

Urgent Social Security Warning: New CBO Report Says Benefits Could Be Cut by 2032

If you rely on Social Security now—or plan to in the next decade—there’s a new warning you can’t afford to ignore. The Congressional Budget Office...

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The American taxpayer spent nearly half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025, CBO finds

Trump’s federal troop deployment to U.S. cities is costing about $93 million a month, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Fortune

Trump’s ‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost $125 million, says the CBO, for the likes of replacement stationery and new signs

A conservative estimate would be $10m, wrote the Congressional Budget Office, but depends on how aggressive the Department of War wants to be with its rebrand.

Fortune

Budget office expects Federal Reserve to cut rates in 2026

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, expecting the Federal Reserve to cut short-term rates in 2026

The Independent UK

Trump's retreats on tariffs have already wiped out $800 billion of expected deficit reduction, CBO estimates

The Congressional Budget Office is projecting $2.5 trillion of deficit reduction over 11 years, down from its $3.3 trillion projection in August.

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International Business Times UK

US Congressional Budget Office Hacked: China Suspected in Ongoing Breach Threat

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) faces an ongoing cyberattack, with suspected Chinese state-backed hackers targeting sensitive US budget and policy data.

The Independent UK

Trump team is secretly handing out massive tax breaks to wealthy American corporations: report

The proposed regulations tack on to the tax relief laid out in the president’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act

Axios

Congressional Budget Office investigating hack of its systems

A foreign adversary is likely behind the hack, the Washington Post first reported.

Fortune

Budget watchdog on $38 trillion national debt: ‘It’s tough to decide what the most appalling part is of today’s announcement’

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is glum: “The reality is that we’re becoming distressingly numb to our own dysfunction.”

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Lawmakers’ health care, government shutdown claims - Roll Call

FactCheck.org digs into each party's claims about health insurance coverage — the issue that has spurred a shutdown over federal funding.

The Conversation

How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means

Major rifts over key health care issues are at the heart of the federal government shutdown that began at the stroke of midnight on Oct. 1, 2025.

International Business Times

Everything We Know About US Government Shutdown: What It Means, When It Last Happened And Why It's Back

The US federal government has shut down for the first time since 2019, halting non-essential services, furloughing hundreds of thousands of workers, and igniting a bitter political fight over healthcare funding.

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts About The US Government Shutdown: What It Means, When It Last Happened And Why It's Back

International Business Times

Health Insurance Subsidies Hang In The Balance Amid Federal Shutdown

Nearly 90 percent of people in ACA plans currently receive some level of federal assistance to reduce premiums.

Fortune

Congressional Budget Office says Trump's immigration crackdown will shrink U.S. population faster than expected, a threat to inflation and GDP growth

Economists have warned the president’s immigration policies could drive a labor shortage threatening to shrink U.S. GDP growth and amplify inflation.

The Independent UK

Trump’s controversial $250 visa fee could cost the US economy $11 billion as tourists stay away, research finds

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the “visa integrity fee” would bring in more than $27 billion over a decade

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