Social Security Fairness Act set to get Biden’s signature

President Biden on Monday is expected to sign into law legislation extending full Social Security benefits to nearly 3 million U.S. retirees, according to advocates for the measure.  Decades in the making, the Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate two federal policies that prevent former police officers, firefighters, postal workers, teachers and others with a

On possible GOP votes against Trump nominees, Thune says no “clarity” yet

Washington — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Friday that he doesn’t believe there is “clarity” yet on whether all 53 Republican senators will support President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his second administration.  In an interview with “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Thune, who took charge of the Senate on Friday with the start