Trump promised to eliminate the tax on Social Security benefits in his 2024 campaign, but the bill instead adds a new deduction.

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The tax code is becoming charitable to many more donors thanks to changes in the new tax and spending law. That’s going to help nonprofit organizations that rely on donations, and also everyday Americans who are navigating new tax-code complexities within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4.

Santa Clara County officials fear that Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” will rip a “seismic tear” in the country’s social safety net as they brace for more than $1 billion in lost federal revenues locally over the next few years.

The new law aims to shift much of the nation’s law enforcement toward immigration — and could reduce efforts to prevent violent crime.

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Following the passage of President Trump's sweeping budget bill, here's some of the biggest changes to student loans.

The One Big Beautiful Bill is now law but the political fallout remains to be seen, columnist Ron Faucheux writes.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is temporarily quadrupling the state and local tax deduction to at least $40,000, up from $10,000, for the next five years. Now it’s up to taxpayers to see if they can take advantage of this extra write-off, which is popularly referred to as the SALT deduction.