A fiery Senate Budget Committee hearing erupted as Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Patty Murray clashed over Social Security, federal spending, and the nation's long-term fiscal outlook. Johnson argued that Social Security operates like an "illegal Ponzi scheme" and criticized decades of fiscal mismanagement, while Murray pushed back, accusing him of turning the budget hearing into a political debate over entitlement programs.

Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Jeff Merkley clashed in a heated Senate hearing over Medicaid, with Johnson alleging widespread fraud while Democrats pushed back on his claims. The…

A fiery Senate Budget Committee hearing erupted as Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Patty Murray clashed over Social Security, federal spending, and the nation's long-term fiscal…