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The Working Families Tax Cut Act (a name used for the 2025 package also called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” or WFTC) primarily preserves and extends large parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA...
President Obama used a mix of executive actions, enforcement priorities, and expanded prosecutorial discretion to reshape immigration enforcement—most notably DACA in 2012 and broad 2014 executive act...
Official and independent trackers show tariff collections rose sharply in 2025: the Treasury’s Monthly and other trackers report figures ranging from about $165 billion through August to $195–202 bill...
The 2025 law creates a temporary, per-person $6,000 “senior” deduction for taxpayers age 65+ (effective 2025–2028) that phases out beginning at $75,000 of modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) for sin...
Official, public-source tallies show U.S. customs (tariff) receipts rose sharply after the 2018–19 trade actions and fluctuated thereafter: commonly cited figures include roughly $70–90 billion per ye...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it collected “more than $200 billion” in tariffs this calendar year as of Dec. 15, 2025 . Independent trackers and budget analysts show a range of estimat...
Tariff money collected by U.S. importers is deposited into the federal government’s general accounts at the U.S. Treasury and becomes part of federal receipts that Congress must appropriate for spendi...
Enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs) in effect through 2025 cap a household’s required contribution to the benchmark (second‑lowest‑cost Silver) plan at no more than about 8.5% of their ACA‑specific m...
Enhanced premium tax credits running through 2025 make ACA subsidies calculate as a sliding scale tied to the benchmark (second‑lowest‑cost Silver) plan so households pay no more than a capped percent...
U.S. tariff collections surged in 2025 well above recent years: multiple trackers and government statements put fiscal‑year 2025 customs duties between roughly $195 billion and more than $200 billion,...
Yes — people living and working in the United States without legal authorization do pay substantial federal, state and local taxes, through payroll withholding, income tax filings using Individual Tax...
Different data compilers agree that U.S. federal debt has risen substantially under recent presidents, with headline figures in the mid-to-high $30 trillions by 2025; MacroTrends reports total federal...
Enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits temporarily expanded eligibility so some higher-income households can receive subsidies; most federal spending on the enhanced credits goes to pe...
The national debt rose to roughly $36–38 trillion during 2025, with end‑June estimates around $36.2 trillion (119.4% of GDP) and later daily totals reaching about $37.6–$38.1 trillion by autumn and No...
Tariff collections under President Trump surged in fiscal 2025 to roughly $195 billion (Treasury totals reported by multiple outlets), and analysts project the new tariff program could raise about $2....
A year-by-year accounting of U.S. federal budget deficits for the last 15 fiscal years (FY2010–FY2024) is provided below using official historical deficit series compiled by federal data repositories ...
Repayment caps for excess Advance Premium Tax Credits (APTC) in 2025 are tiered limits that apply only to households with income below 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) and are set by IRS guidan...
Congress temporarily removed the 400%‑of‑FPL cap for premium tax credit (PTC) eligibility for tax years 2021–2025, so people with incomes above 400% FPL can qualify for 2025 credits if other rules are...
Available sources show that U.S. customs duties (tariff revenues) were about $77 billion in FY2024; reporting and budget trackers indicate a large jump in FY2025 collections (reports cite $151–195 bil...
The premium tax credit (PTC) for coverage year 2025 is determined by federal poverty guidelines applied to household size, with eligibility generally beginning at 100 percent of the federal poverty le...