The trust fund financing Social Security benefits for 51 million retired workers and 6 million survivor beneficiaries is projected by the Committee for Responsible Federal Budget to become insolvent by 2032 — potentially cutting benefits by up to 21%. With looming fear that Social Security beneficiaries may see smaller checks, Social Security has become the […]
Oracle America, a software and marketing company, agreed to a $115 million settlement after a northern California district court filed a complaint that the tech giant was tracking user activity both online and offline. According to the lawsuit, Oracle was “deliberate and purposeful” in its surveillance of internet browsers, recording the personal information of millions […]
A Muslim Democratic mayor who runs a city just five miles outside of Detroit endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Mayor Amer Ghalib, who was born in Yemen, has been leading the city of around 27,000 residents since 2021. The city of Hamtramck, Michigan, which has a sizable immigrant population, became the […]
House members will vote this week on a resolution to condemn Biden administration officials for the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan as Republicans continue to push for investigations into the failures that led to 13 U.S. service members’ deaths. The resolution, introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), ensures “accountability for key officials […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a law banning plastic bags from being sold at grocery stores, building on the state’s prior regulations of plastic bags. Newsom signed a bill Sunday, alongside a slew of other pieces of legislation, that bans all forms of plastic bags available at checkout in state stores after a 2016 voter-passed […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled a proposal on Sunday to keep the government funded past a shutdown deadline next week, punting decisions about the fiscal 2025 budget until after the November election. The continuing resolution, which would extend current spending levels until Dec. 20, is Johnson’s second attempt to pass a funding agreement after […]
Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC launched a new website to increase its number of canvassers in swing states greatly. America PAC has been the primary vehicle of Musk’s support for Trump since the tech CEO endorsed him in the moments following the July 13 assassination attempt. The new website declares that the 2024 election “defines […]
Democrats are worried the polls may be underestimating former President Donald Trump‘s support, which they did in 2016 and 2020, as he takes the lead in three of the key Sun Belt states, according to a new poll. A New York Times/Siena College poll released Monday shows Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona […]
Detransitioner Chloe Cole said she is supporting former President Donald Trump because he is “committed” to protecting children from receiving transgender surgeries. Cole, one of the most vocal advocates against children receiving gender reassignment surgeries, said in a newly released political ad that doctors tricked her into transitioning as a child. As a result, she […]
Israeli strikes on Monday killed more than 180 people in Lebanon in the deadliest barrage since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war as the Israeli military warned residents in southern and eastern Lebanon to evacuate their homes ahead of a widening air campaign against Hezbollah. Thousands of Lebanese residents fled the south, and the main highway out […]
