WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday sidetracked rival plans to extend a Social Security payroll tax, in dueling votes that pave the way for negotiations on a compromise on a core component of ...

In an abrupt about-face, House GOP leaders announced Monday they are willing to extend the 2 percentage point cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year and add the approximately $100 billion ...

The Washington Post reported this week that the White House was considering pushing for a temporary payroll tax cut in order to mitigate the risk of an election-year recession. Since payroll taxes ...

In a 234-193 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Republican-proposed payroll tax cut bill, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (HR 3630), that included several measures, ...