Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right,” is based on seven years of work in eastern Kentucky, one of the poorest and whitest areas in the country.

A spokesman for the hospitals in Olean and Bradford, Pa., said the area's healthcare community is bracing for the full impacts of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." ...

An obscure provision in Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' reduces the amount gamblers can deduct from taxes for betting losses.

As Republicans face criticism for slashing Medicaid, Hawley tried to shift the focus to a less-noticed part of the law that ...

There’s a lot to unpack in the multi-trillion-dollar, 887-page package, from tax breaks and social safety net cuts to billions more for defense, the border wall and deportations. The Press Democrat ...

Microplastics fight | Keep up pressure | Step up. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for July 10, 2025.

New York is staring down billions in lost federal funding for Medicaid and food assistance over the next decade ...

Instead of ranting about the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy or making unrealistic debt issuance plans, the administration should exercise pragmatic options. Begin with fiscal prudence, a big ...

The lengthy spending and tax bill was signed into law by Trump on July 4. Here's when some measures take effect.

With its language and numbers final, the law itself may offer the clearest picture. However, some find themselves at odds ...

One provision is an increase to the maximum child tax credit, raising it from $2,000 per eligible child to $2,200 beginning ...

Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ could unintentionally push more taxpayers into the AMT, especially in high-tax states, ...