A look at the Social Security Fairness Act’s passage out of Congress
Social Security began as a safeguard “against the hazards and vicissitudes of life,” said former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who on August 14, 1935, signed the ‘Social Security Act’ into law ...
Washington has 3rd highest homeless population in US, federal report shows
According to a HUD report, Washington state had the third largest homeless population in the country in 2024, with 31,554 people experiencing homelessness.
US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine ...
Trump asks Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, while Biden admin says app poses ‘grave’ threat
President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to pause a controversial ban on TikTok that is set to take effect next ...
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York mayor vetoes ordinance that would provide protection for immigrants, refugees
Mayor Michael Helfrich says his primary concern is that the ordinance could jeopardize $2 million in federal funding, ...
‘Extraordinary measures’ needed by mid-January to keep US from defaulting on national debt, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns Congress
Yellen, in a letter to House and Senate leaders, noted that the nation’s debt ceiling — the total amount of money the federal ...
US may hit new debt limit as early as Jan 14, Yellen says
The U.S. Treasury Department may need to take "extraordinary measures" by as early as Jan. 14 to prevent the United States ...
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok law
Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the ban past the Jan. 19 deadline so that his incoming administration can make a deal.
Trump asks Supreme Court to block TikTok ban as he considers ‘political resolution’
Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a federal law’s imminent ban on TikTok in the United States if the popular ...