Sanders gets Finance perch to push Social Security, Medicare expansion, tax reform

Trump’s push for SALT tax reform threatened by hardline GOP budget hawks

The path of least resistance could be $5 trillion in new government debt.

MarketWatch - 3h

Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out to fund President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

ABC News - 6h

Panama Canal’s Expansion Opened Routes for Fish to Relocate

A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.

The New York Times - 6h

Trump keeps up talk of U.S. expansion: From the Politics Desk

President-elect Donald Trump is keeping up his talk of expanding the United States by taking control of Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal.

NBC News - 4h

Why deporting undocumented workers will stoke inflation and sink Social Security

Inflation, which appears to be settling at about 2.5% annually, could jump to 4.5%.

MarketWatch - 6h

Getty Images to buy Shutterstock as part of $3.7 billion visual content expansion

Getty Images said on Tuesday it would merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock image powerhouse geared for the artificial intelligence era, in a deal that would likely draw ...

NBC News - 12h

dLocal, Latin America's answer to Stripe, wins UK license in global expansion push

Latin American payments firm dLocal has secured a U.K. payment institution license, adding to its growing portfolio of licenses as it furthers global expansion.

CNBC - 14h

Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law: What to know

President Biden signed legislation into law over the weekend to expand Social Security benefits for droves of Americans. The measure, dubbed the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals two tax rules ...

The Hill - 1d

Social Security Fairness Act brings retirement changes for nearly 3 million public pensioners

President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, clearing the way for nearly 3 million public workers including teachers, firefighters and police to see an increase ...

NBC News - 1d

Social Security Fairness Act brings retirement changes for nearly 3 million public pensioners. Here's what that means for retirees

Two provisions have been eliminated that reduced Social Security benefits for public workers who receive pensions. Here's what that means for retirees.

CNBC - 1d

These government workers will benefit after Biden signs new Social Security law

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sunday that will repeal two laws previously preventing many public employees from receiving Social Security benefits.

MarketWatch - 1d

Welfare reform for absent fathers

Fathers, not mothers, are the real center of the family problem.

The Hill - 1d

Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency.

ABC News - 1d

Biden signs bill to increase Social Security benefits for millions of public workers

The Social Security Fairness Act repeals two provisions that reduced Social Security benefits for some public workers who also receive pensions.

CNBC - 1d

Biden signs Social Security bill that enhances benefits for millions

New law means police officers, teachers and others with public pensions will now collect their full Social Security benefits.

CBS News - 2d

Biden signs bill to boost social security payments for millions of public workers

President says Social Security Fairness Act will benefit ‘Americans who have worked hard all their lives’. Joe Biden has signed into law a measure that boosts social security payments for current ...

The Guardian - 2d

Biden signs Social Security bill, says American retirees deserve 'economic security and dignity'

President Biden on Sunday signed a Social Security bill repealing two statutes that have diminished payouts to public sector workers including firefighters and teachers for years. “The bill I’m ...

The Hill - 2d