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PublishedDecember 12, 2024
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill would 'ensure Americans are not erroneously denied their well-earned Social Security benefits simply because they chose at some point to work in their careers in public service.'
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PublishedDecember 12, 2024
The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday it's capping overdraft fees at $5 with a rule set to take effect in October 2025, if it isn't overturned by Congress or altered under a Trump administration.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2024
Donald Trump named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
The president-elect rang in the honor at the New York Stock Exchange. It's the second time he's been given the recognition by the magazine.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2024
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences, a record for one day
The president is under pressure to pardon broad swaths of people ahead of the incoming Trump administration.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
Sen. Collins helps usher another Alzheimer’s bill into law
The Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Reauthorization Act of 2024, which was signed into law Wednesday, renews and expands federal funding opportunities for dementia care and support.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
House passes $895 billion defense policy bill with pay raise for troops
The bill passed the House by a vote of 281-140 and will next move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray will resign before Trump takes office
By stepping down rather than waiting to be fired, Christopher Wray is trying to avert a collision with the new administration that he said would have further entangled the FBI 'deeper into the fray.'
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
Sen. Collins undecided after meeting with Trump defense nominee Hegseth
Collins said she pressed Hegseth on allegations of heavy drinking and mistreatment of women, including a rape allegation made in 2017.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene
NYPD's top detective said Luigi Mangione's motive might have stemmed from an accident that sent him to an emergency room in 2023.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2024
Atmospheric river, bomb cyclone bring weather whiplash to East Coast
A wind and rain storm increasing in intensity throughout the day could cause flooding and power outages in Maine.
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