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El-Sayed, Rogers face off in combative Senate debateThe Thursday night Michigan U.S. Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed in Grand Rapids frequently turned contentious, with both candidates trading personal attacks.

M Live Michigan15h agoWhole story →

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60 Million Children Have Been Automatically Enrolled in Trump Accounts. Here’s What Parents Should KnowHere's how the investment accounts for children work, and how you can claim one for your child.

Time18h agoWhole story →

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Trump Mails Americans Checks Ahead of Midterms, Seeking to Compensate for What His Party Did to HealthcarePresident Donald Trump has in recent weeks unveiled multiple schemes to send checks to millions of Americans, adding letters explaining...

Talking Points Memo18h agoWhole story →

Economy midterm election strategy

A looming Social Security debate: From the Politics DeskWelcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.

NBC News19h agoWhole story →

Economy social security debate

Is 62 the new 59?The benefits of waiting until 62 are significant. That can be a tough pill to swallow if you had a different number in mind for retirement.

Federal News Network19h agoWhole story →

Maine House speaker says state looking at ways to ease federal healthcare cuts, heating oil spikesMedicaid cutbacks are slated to start in 2027, and Mainers are already feeling the impacts of heating oil price increases.

Portland Press Herald19h agoWhole story →

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Federal deficit surged 12%. Tax collections grew, but spending did fasterDespite Trump’s tax cuts, revenue rose 3%. But entitlement-fueled spending soared even faster.

Washington Examiner20h agoWhole story →

Economy federal budget deficit report

Those ‘best days to retire’ calendars are showing up again"The rule of thumb under FERS, first of all is just to go towards the end of the month," said Tammy Flanagan.

Federal News Network20h agoWhole story →

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Don’t let 5% become your TSP retirement strategyGetting the full agency match is a good baseline, but if retirement is around the corner there’s more to consider before deciding what to do with the rest of your paycheck.

Government Executive21h agoWhole story →

Busted: Paxton Calls for “Reasonable” Spending Cuts and Tax Cuts in Newly Leaked AudioIn another nothingburger leaked audio from a September 24 event with donors and lobbyists, Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton called for...

The Gateway Pundit23h agoWhole story →

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'He Thinks Working People Are a Joke': Ken Paxton Floats Social Security Cuts in Leaked AudioKen Paxton, the Republican Party’s nominee for the US Senate in Texas , expressed a willingness to cut programs such as Social Security in a leaked recording published by The Texas Tribune on Thursday. In the recording, which was made during a private meeting with donors and lobbyists last month, Paxton said he'd target "mandatory spending"…

Common Dreams23h agoWhole story →

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“Suck It Up”: Ken Paxton Promises Cuts to Federal BenefitsMore audio of Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton has leaked, this time featuring the embattled lawmaker telling people depending on federal benefits programs to “suck it up” and prepare for cuts. “The growing out of this is part of the solution, and making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending—you’re gonna have to do it,” Paxton said at…

The New Republic1d agoWhole story →

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Healthcare’s Economic Risk Is Too Big to Ignore: Jonathan LevinConsumer confidence is collapsing, hiring is weak and the housing market is largely frozen. All of which serves to underscore that the US economy is only holding up because of the boom in artificial intelligence and an aging population spending ever more on healthcare. Although the former seems to garner all the attention these days, the latter is…

Bloomberg Tax News1d agoWhole story →

“We have to suck it up”: Ken Paxton privately suggests cutting federal benefit programs to reduce national deficitIn a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

The Texas Tribune1d agoWhole story →

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Iowa’s Ashley Hinson slams the savings habits of millennialsIn a debate, the Iowa Republican candidate for Senate said millennials are “the worst group of savers” during a discussion about Social Security.

POLITICO2d agoWhole story →

Government iowa senate debate

Takeaways from the first Iowa Senate debateDonald Trump’s shadow looms over every contest in November’s midterm elections — but on an Iowa debate stage Wednesday night, the president’s name was rarely mentioned.

Cable News Network2d agoWhole story →

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Social Security ends flexible work schedules, teeing up clash with unionThe agency’s top HR official says these changes are necessary to “deliver the service the public expects.” A union argues SSA violated its labor contract making this decision on its own.

Government Executive2d agoWhole story →

Economy social security policy change

Trump Says He Wanted to Privatize Social Security 'So Badly' During First TermPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday opened up a new line of attack for Democrats when he talked about his desire to privatize Social Security. Even though Trump repeatedly said during his three runs for the White House that he wouldn't touch Social Security, the president on Wednesday told reporters in the Oval Office that he "wanted to ride with Social…

Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →

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Lead defendant in $1M Massachusetts SNAP fraud case sentencedThe lead defendant in a federal SNAP fraud bust that totaled over $1 million and saw the identities of over 100 people stolen from several states has been sentenced to two years in prison.

The Boston Herald3d agoWhole story →

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Thousands of NYPD officers gain new pension-calculation option under Hochul billThe change gives many police officers greater control over when they retire by expanding their calculation options.

Staten Island Advance3d agoWhole story →

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