Social Security backs away from plan to eliminate paper checks

The Social Security Administration said it will continue issuing paper checks to the retirement program’s beneficiaries, backing away from a previously announced plan to switch all payments to electronic deposits after Sept. 30.  On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration told CBS MoneyWatch it would continue issuing paper checks for beneficiaries, including recipients of retirement and

Biden Sells Memoir for Millions of Dollars Less Than Obama, Clinton Payouts: Report

Barack and Michelle Obama received $60 mil, while Bill Clinton received $15 mil (cropped, Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) Joe Biden has sold his presidential memoir’s publishing rights for around $10 million, falling millions of dollars short of the sums that the Obamas and Bill Clinton received for their memoirs, according to a report Wednesday evening.

Wrestling Star Hulk Hogan Dies Aged 71 After Cardiac Arrest

Legendary wrestling star Hulk Hogan has died at 71. NTD reports on Hogan’s life and career. A House panel has voted to subpoena the Department of Defense, along with high-profile Democrats and Republicans, over the Epstein files. Columbia University will pay more than $200 million to resolve allegations that it discriminated a… Original News Source

Pentagon No Longer Participating in Think Tank Events Pending Vetting of Venues

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Pentagon, Monday, July 21, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The Department of Defense (DOD) will not participate in events with think tanks, as it conducts a “thorough vetting” of events in which the Pentagon can participate. “In order

RNC Chair Michael Whatley to Run for North Carolina Senate Seat, Lara Trump Opts Out

Chairperson of the Republican National Committee Michael Whatley speaks following the inauguration of President Donald Trump during an event at Capital One Arena in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley will run in North Carolina for the U.S. Senate, The Epoch Times has learned, as

$221 Mil Deal With Trump ‘Won’t End Columbia’s Torture,’ Professor Wails in NYT Op-Ed

Prof. Suresh Naidu urges Columbia to shift more research work overseas Suresh Naidu (sipa.columbia.edu), Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A Columbia University professor in a Wednesday New York Times op-ed condemned the school’s $221 million settlement with the Trump administration over campus anti-Semitism, urging Columbia to move more of its research abroad in response. “This