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Senate to Vote on Social Security Bill Costing $196 Billion

The Senate is set to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for about 3 million people by repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, costing $196 billion over 10 years and accelerating the trust fund's insolvency by six months, accord...

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Senate Approves Social Security Fairness Act, Increasing Benefits for Millions

The Senate voted 73-27 to advance the Social Security Fairness Act, which would repeal policies reducing benefits for nearly 3 million retirees with public pensions, costing an estimated $195 billion over ten years and addressing decades-old inequities.

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US Government Funding Bill Fails Amidst Republican Opposition

A proposed three-month U.S. government funding bill, loaded with add-ons like $110.4 billion in disaster aid and policy changes, failed due to Republican opposition, leaving a Friday deadline looming.

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Pelosi's Support for Connolly Sparks Criticism Over Democratic Party's Age Issue

MSNBC's Chris Hayes criticizes Nancy Pelosi for supporting 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly over 35-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the House Oversight Committee ranking member position; Connolly won 131-84, prompting Hayes to argue Democrats haven't learned from past age-related leadershi...

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Democrats' Post-Biden Challenges Echo Post-Carter Struggles

This Fox News opinion piece analyzes the current state of the Democratic Party, drawing parallels to its post-Carter struggles and highlighting the challenges of regaining public trust after Biden's presidency, while emphasizing the need for moderation.

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Supreme Court to Review TikTok Ban's Constitutionality

The US Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of a law that could ban TikTok on January 19th unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, finds a non-adversarial investor, prompting concerns about free speech and national security.

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Trump Blocks Spending Bill, Risks Government Shutdown

President-elect Donald Trump is blocking a bipartisan spending bill, risking a government shutdown unless President Biden signs it by Friday; this follows a deal between Democrats and Republicans and criticism from Elon Musk; Trump also wants the debt ceiling raised before his term begins.

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House Speaker Pulls Spending Bill Amidst Conservative Backlash

House Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a 1,547-page interim spending bill to avoid a government shutdown after President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Vance, and Elon Musk opposed it due to its size and unpopular provisions, creating a major holiday standoff and uncertainty for upcoming government fu...

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House Ethics Committee to Release Report on Matt Gaetz

The House Ethics Committee will release its report on former Representative Matt Gaetz's conduct before the end of the current Congress, reversing an earlier decision not to publish, despite opposition from House Speaker Mike Johnson and Gaetz's departure from Congress. The report investigates numer...

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Republicans Plan Budget Reconciliation Packages for Environmental Permitting and Government Efficiency

Republicans plan budget reconciliation packages to modernize environmental permitting, improve government efficiency, and boost energy production by implementing user fees for expedited permitting, raising minimum sale requirements for federal land leasing, studying the costs of ALARA in the nuclear...

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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Trump's Hush Money Conviction Upheld, Set to Become First Felon President

A New York judge rejected Donald Trump's attempt to dismiss his hush-money conviction, ruling that the charges were related to "decidedly personal acts" and not his presidential duties, despite a recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity; Trump will be the first felon to assume the presid...

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Trump's Threat to American Media: Lawsuits, Settlements, and FCC Scrutiny

Donald Trump plans to sue the Des Moines Register for a pre-election poll; his appointees threaten legal action against media; ABC News settled with Trump for $15 million, and social media faces FCC scrutiny under Brendan Carr.

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