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  • 2 days ago | axios.com | Emily Peck

    Illustration: Natalie Peeples/AxiosThe popular no-tax-on-tips provision and another carve-out for overtime pay are both in the "big, beautiful" tax bill unveiled by House Republicans Monday. Why it matters: Exempting tipped income and overtime from taxes was a big priority for President Trump, who campaigned on the policies. The big picture: The 389-page bill released Monday afternoon is expected to kick off marathon negotiations over tax breaks and spending cuts within the GOP.

  • 2 days ago | axios.com | Emily Peck

    Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosSo much for taxing the rich: House Republicans late Sunday unveiled $880 billion in Medicaid cuts, the cost-saving center of their hotly anticipated tax legislation. That follows a preliminary partial draft released earlier in the weekend from the House committee that overseas taxes, with cuts for the upper-middle class and wealthy.

  • 3 days ago | axios.com | Emily Peck

    Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosThe clock started ticking on a financial time bomb this week for student loan borrowers — those in default will now be referred to debt collections. Why it matters: Because of the messy state of the student loan world, the economic fallout could be far more widespread than anticipated, hitting some who typically would be able to pay back loans. It also comes amid recession fears, worries over higher inflation, and a slowdown in hiring.

  • 4 days ago | axios.com | Emily Peck

    Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesA federal judge in San Francisco temporarily blocked the White House from firing hundreds of thousands of government employees in a ruling late Friday night. Why it matters: It's the latest and broadest setback for President's Trump and DOGE's chainsaw efforts to radically slash and burn the federal government.

  • 4 days ago | slate.com | Felix Salmon |Emily Peck |Elizabeth Spiers

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17 Apr 25

RT @abettel: White House budget plan would eliminate Head Start, make sweeping health agency cuts. https://t.co/ec33hs2fka @mayagoldman_ @E…

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Emily Peck
Emily Peck @EmilyRPeck
9 Apr 25

NEWS: Social Security is backing off the drastic changes to phone service that would've sent tens of thousands of senior schlepping many miles to in-person offices, after a big outcry. https://t.co/JmZdkRZTQF