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A big change is coming to Social Security that beneficiaries may not notice

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is rolling out a major change to the way it handles customer service.

World on edge as US, Israel strikes on Iran stoke fears of broader conflict

Reactions from world leaders poured out early Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. The initiation of “Operation Epic Fury," which came after weeks of threats from President Trump over the Middle Eastern nation's nuclear program, sparked support from allies but also stoked fear in many countries in the region about the...

Democrats warn Trump could pull US into long Middle East war

Democrats reacting to the U.S. air strikes on Iran are calling on President Trump to provide further information to Congress while warning the White House it could be dragging the U.S. into a wider war in the Middle East. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, questioned the need for...

Lawmakers ramp up push for war powers resolution after US strikes Iran 

Lawmakers are calling on Congress to convene earlier than planned next week to vote on a war powers resolution in light of widespread U.S. attacks on Iran. “Donald Trump has launched a war on Iran and Congress must convene on Monday to vote on [Rep.] Thomas Massie’s [R-Ky.] and my war powers resolution to stop...

Saving the SAVE Act — this one change can fix the American voting system 

For months, voter identification and proof of citizenship have been debated not only as policy proposals but as constitutional questions. Republicans argue that verifying voter eligibility is essential to election integrity. Democrats respond that such requirements risk disenfranchising voters. The SAVE Act represents the most direct federal effort to address that debate, by requiring documentary proof...

Oman foreign minister expresses dismay at US strikes on Iran: ‘This is not your war’

Oman Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who had been a key player in talks aimed at preventing a war between the U.S. and Iran, expressed dismay at the Saturday morning strikes by the U.S. and Israel. “I am dismayed. Active and serious negotiations have yet again been undermined,” he wrote on X. “Neither the interests of...

Trump says he wants ‘freedom’ for Iranians after strikes

President Trump on Saturday expressed that he wants “freedom” for the Iranian people after the U.S. and Israel carried out strikes against Tehran. “All I want is freedom for the people,” Trump told the Washington Post in a phone interview. “I want a safe nation, and that’s what we’re going to have," he added. In a video...

Live updates: US, Israel launch strikes against Iran; Trump calls on Iranians to topple their government

The U.S. and Israel early Saturday morning launched strikes against Iran, while President Trump called on the Iranian people to seize the chance to topple their government. “A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran,” he said in a video posted to Truth Social at 2:30 a.m. EST. “Our objective is...

Pell Grant funding shortfall on the horizon as nearly 2 million more students qualify

Pell Grants, the federal financial aid program that helps low-income Americans afford college and has enjoyed broad bipartisan support, are projected to have big funding shortfalls that could jeopardize the education of thousands of students.   The grants, which have recently seen expanded eligibility, give low-income students a chance to go to college without incurring debt....

Democrats seek a campaign message that goes beyond anti-Trump

LEESBURG, VA — House Democrats promising to flip the chamber in this year’s midterms are fighting to avoid a pitfall they see as hazardous to their goal. The message, they say, can’t just be anti-Trump. While the president’s approval ratings are well under water — and polls indicate that key constituencies have soured on him after a tumultuous first...

Fetterman praises Operation Epic Fury: Trump is ‘willing to do what’s right’

Lawmakers reacted Saturday to the U.S. and Israel launching strikes on Iran, with Sen. John Fetterman saying, "President Trump has been willing to do what's right."

‘Let him think he won’: Inside Minnesota Dems’ effort to fend off Trump’s immigration surge

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz finally got President Donald Trump on the phone seven weeks into the administration’s crackdown on Minneapolis — and the president...

Trump tells Iranians the ‘hour of your freedom is at hand’ as US-Israel launch strikes against Iran

President Donald Trump encouraged the Iranian people to take over their government after announcing the United States and Israel are involved in “major combat operations” in Iran.

U.S., Israel Launch Strikes on Iran; Trump Urges Iranian People to ‘Take Over Your Government’

‘The hour of your freedom is at hand,’ Trump said. ‘This will be, probably, your only chance for generations.’

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