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President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Debt limit deal gives Washington a blank check

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

What to know about Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor running for president

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press

Illustration on the problem of Social Security and Medicare entitlements by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Problems and solutions: What to do about Social Security and Medicare for older Americans

By John C. Goodman

Keep Social Security, Medicare solvent

A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. Most U.S. adults are opposed to proposals that would cut into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and a majority support raising taxes on the nation's highest earners to keep Medicare running as is. The new findings, revealed in a March poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, come as both safety net programs are poised to run out of enough cash to pay out full benefits within the next decade. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Most oppose Social Security, Medicare cuts: AP-NORC poll

By Amanda Seitz and Hannah Fingerhut - Associated Press

Medicare (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

Don’t reinvent the wheel on Medicare Trust Fund

By Jennifer Nunez

This combination of the photos shows former President Donald Trump, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, right. DeSantis’ allies are gaining confidence in his White House prospects as former President Donald Trump’s legal woes mount. (AP Photo/File)

Pro-Trump PAC launches attack ads targeting DeSantis’ record on Medicare, Social Security

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Countdown to cuts: Social Security has enough money in trust fund for only 10 more years

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. In the federal budget standoff, the majority of U.S. adults are asking lawmakers to pull off the impossible: Cut the overall size of government, but also devote more money to the most popular and expensive programs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Medicare, Social Security could fall short over next decade

By Amanda Seitz and Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

FILE - President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. Biden's upcoming budget proposal aims to trim deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. That's according to an administration official who insisted on anonymity to discuss the figures being released Thursday. The level of deficit reduction is significantly higher than the $2 trillion worth of deficit reduction that Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last month. (Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Biden’s plans to cut Medicare Advantage

By Peter Mihalick

Social Security and Medicare reform illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Serious politicians need to tackle Social Security and Medicare reform

By David Keene - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower health care costs, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Biden will highlight the stark differences in how Democrats are tackling skyrocketing drug prices compared to their Republican counterparts as he gears up for an expected reelection announcement. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

White House outlines steps to slash drug costs under signature Biden law

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Jury box, courtroom. Photo credit: Crazy City Lady via Shutterstock. *FILE*

Former District physician convicted of defrauding Medicare of millions of dollars

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, Friday, March 3, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Nikki Haley floats changes to retirement age to protect Medicare, Social Security

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks with reporters during a visit to the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation incubator at the Center for Innovative Technology campus in Herndon, Va., Oct. 21, 2022. Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

House lawmakers to advance backup plan for Treasury as debt ceiling deadline looms

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times