Social Security is one of the largest forms of social welfare in the United States. The agency pays out around $93 billion a month to nearly 68 million retirees, along with people with disabilities and their family members.  It’s a wildly popular entity. More than 90% of U.S. adults across the political spectrum support the […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s weekend visit to a Pennsylvania factory making key ammunition in its fight against Russia is promoting some Republican lawmakers to accuse the foreign leader of campaigning for Democrats in a battleground state. Zelenksy visited the factory to thank American munitions workers as part of a broader U.S. trip that will include […]

President Joe Biden will deliver his final address to the United Nations as escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten any hope of peace before the end of his term. The president will defend the accomplishments of his four years in office when he speaks before the General Assembly on Tuesday, including his administration’s work […]

Caroline Ellison, the ex-girlfriend and top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency empire, will be sentenced Tuesday for her role in the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX and its affiliated hedge fund Alameda Research. Ellison’s defense team and prosecutors have asked Judge Lewis Kaplan for leniency, claiming her testimony against Bankman-Fried was key in the […]