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Social Security faces insolvency by 2032, forcing policymakers to weigh politically fraught options like raising the retirement age, raising taxes, or adjusting benefit caps. Commissioner Frank Bisignano said “everything’s being considered,” as America’s retiree population surges. While the demographic shift threatens long-term economic sustainability, the wave of retirements is temporarily helping hold unemployment near 4.3% despite weak job growth. Like …

The Social Security Administration won’t announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to benefits until next month, but experts are already making forecasts. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) estimates the COLA bump will be 2.7%. That’s up from the 2.5% increase retirees received in 2025, one of the lowest on record. But it’s still shy of the 2.9% increase in inflation recorded …

Speaker floats member security funding package in October  Politico Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s conditions for surrender had to be ‘gentle’: Sheriff  ABC News Pa. state, federal officials on high alert after Kirk assassination  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette House Republicans at impasse over member security funding  Politico House gives lawmakers more money for personal security after concerns in wake of Kirk assassination  CNN Source link

Wish you could skip the security line at Logan Airport? As soon as next summer, travelers may have the option to clear TSA in Framingham instead of Boston. Massport officials revealed their plans on Thursday for a “remote terminal pilot” that would be just down the street from the Logan Express bus stop in Framingham. Passengers and their bags would …

Security will be tight for the Charlie Kirk memorial at State Farm Stadium  Axios Erika Kirk named CEO of Turning Point USA  CNN Federal agencies are tracking security threats to Charlie Kirk’s funeral  ABC News Turning Point USA elects Erika Kirk as new CEO, chair of the board following Charlie Kirk’s assassination  Fox News Erika Kirk Takes a Leadership Role in Turning Point USA  The …

Department of Homeland Security police officers arrested 11 local elected officials inside Lower Manhattan’s federal building after they had demanded access to immigration enforcement’s shadowy holding area on the building’s 10th floor.  The arrests at 26 Federal Plaza happened after an hour-long standoff, with the lawmakers refusing to leave the hallway outside the lockup, banging on the locked doors, and …

House Republicans at impasse over member security funding  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link The House has given lawmakers more money to use for personal security after members raised concerns that a new plan put forward to increase security funding did not meet the threat level in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The House Committee on Administration is extending a pilot program that members can use for personal security …

House lawmakers get $10K per month for personal security following Kirk assassination  Politico Kirk killing puts judge threats top of mind  The Hill House Republicans eye $30 million for lawmaker security. Some feel that’s not enough.  CNN US judiciary warns of insufficient security funding in House stopgap funding bill  Reuters White House requests $58 million to increase security for executive, judicial branches after Charlie …

Rattled Lawmakers Demand Extra Security Protection  The Wall Street Journal What Americans really think about political violence  YouGov ‘People are scared’: Congress grapples with increasing political violence  NPR Transcript: University of Chicago professor Robert Pape on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 14, 2025  CBS News Americans believe harsh political rhetoric is fueling violence, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  Reuters Source link