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Social Security, Congress

Marketplace · 1h

Congress fixed a Social Security problem for government retirees. It won’t be cheap.

About 3 million retirees would get full benefits in addition to pensions. As a result, Social Security could hit insolvency earlier.

MarketWatch on MSN · 1d

Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act. Millions of people could see more in benefits as a result.

The Senate voted early Saturday morning to repeal two laws that prevent many public employees from receiving Social Security, a move that is expected to weigh on the overall solvency of the Social Security system.

The New York Times · 2d

Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees

The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the $196 billion cost will speed up the program’s insolvency.

Gaetz, Congress and House

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

Gaetz paid for sex with 17-year-old girl, used illicit drugs while in Congress: House Ethics Committee report

The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in from 2017 to 2020 while the Republican represented Florida's western Panhandle.

Reuters on MSN · 2h

US House panel finds Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs, obstructed Congress

Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for drugs and sex that were violations of a series of House rules and included obstruction of Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives' Ethics Committee said in a report released on Monday.

Lovebscott on MSN · 8h

Matt Gaetz ethics report says he paid women for sex and used illegal drugs while in Congress

Florida Republican Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress last month and later withdrew from consideration as Trump’s pick for attorney general.

6hon MSN

Kay Granger Is Retiring. That Leaves 13 Octogenarians in Congress.

The news that Rep. Granger was found in a senior living home after months away from the Capitol has added new fuel to ...

3h

House Member in Assisted Living Draws Fresh Scrutiny to an Aging Congress

Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, has been largely absent from Capitol Hill since the summer and has moved ...

11hon MSN

Congress is looking to ban Chinese drones that are widely used in US. What to know about the debate

The economic and technological rivalry between the U.S. and China has come to the drone market. Chinese-made flying devices ...

2d

Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government open, sending bill to Biden

Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a ...

7h

Farewell to the 13 senators departing at the end of the 118th Congress

Of the senators heading for the exits, seven are retiring, three lost their reelection bids, one resigned, and two others ...

12h

Ground Game: Biden commutes death row sentences and Congress looks to ban some new drone sales

This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on Dec. 23. You can subscribe at any time at ...

4hon MSN

Why Elon Musk said a House Democrat ‘needs to be expelled’ from Congress

When the billionaire called Rep. Rosa DeLauro an "awful creature," it was a problem. When Elon Musk called for her expulsion, ...

15hon MSN

NC lawmakers passed term limits resolution for Congress, but not for themselves. Why?

Gerry Cohen, who worked for the state legislature from 1977 to 2014, said he helped draft numerous term-limit bills for the ...

2h

Texas GOP Rep. Kay Granger set back by health challenges in last months in Congress, office says

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Texas is having “unforeseen health challenges” that ...

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