The bill would eliminate the government offset that can reduce Social Security benefits for those who also receive government pensions of their own. The U.S. House voted in favor of a bill that would increase Social Security payments for certain retirees who are on a pension. The measure passed earlier this week, with 327 lawmakers
President-elect Donald Trump promised during his campaign he’d shut down the Department of Education, complaining that the agency’s budget is too large and that its staff is filled with “people that in many cases hate our children.” In a September 2023 campaign video he accused schools of “indoctrinating young people with inappropriate racial, sexual and
If confirmed by the Senate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will take up President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to Make America Healthy Again. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could soon restore his family’s famous name to the highest halls of power in Washington. On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump announced on his social media accounts that he
First lady Jill Biden's former press secretary was one of many on social media to blast an MSNBC guest who labeled a Trump cabinet nominee as a "white supremacist."
President-elect Donald Trump has made two more additions to his White House staff, promoting campaign spokesman Steven Cheung to White House communications director and Sergio Gor to the personnel office.
Cheung is an alumnus of Trump’s first term. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 15 that campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung will serve as his communications director in the White House. He also tapped Sergio Gor to serve as president of the Presidential Personnel Office. “Steven Cheung and Sergio Gor have been trusted Advisors since my
GOP Attorneys General urge an end to "political prosecutions" against Trump, calling cases unjust and aimed at derailing his presidency.