Senate Passes $195 Billion Bill to Increase Social Security Benefits for Government Employees

The bill eliminates two provisions that prevented public sector employees from receiving full Social Security benefits, which their unions strongly opposed. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Dec. 21 passed a bipartisan bill that will enable government employees, their survivors, and disabled persons to receive more money from the Social Security program, which will cost up to

Biden and First Lady Bring Holiday Cheer to Patients and Families at Children’s Hospital

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some Christmastime cheer to patients and their families at a children’s hospital on Friday but a toddler in a light blue jumper entertained, too. The president and first lady visited privately with patients and their families for photos at Children’s National Hospital before Jill Biden read “’Twas

Biden surpasses Trump with 235th federal judge confirmed

Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern

Biden’s top hostage envoy travels to Syria to ask for help in finding Austin Tice

Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, traveled to Damascus, Syria, on Friday for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice.  Tice was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago during the civil war and

Biden Admin Lets UC Off the Hook, Settles Civil Rights Complaints Alleging Discrimination Against Jews

At UCLA, Jewish students were denied equal access to campus facilities, prompting a scathing ruling from Judge Mark Scarsi State police detains a protester while clearing a anti-Israel encampment at UCLA (Mario Tama/Getty Images) President Joe Biden’s Department of Education reached an agreement with the University of California system to settle civil rights complaints that