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Congress, Social Security

Congress fixed a Social Security problem for government retirees. It won’t be cheap.

About 3 million retirees would get full benefits in addition to pensions. As a result, Social Security could hit insolvency earlier.

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Congress also approved boosts to Social Security payments and disaster aid

The federal government avoided a shutdown. Here are some notable takeaways from legislation that cleared the House and Senate this week.

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Congress approves changes to Social Security for some public sector workers

WASHINGTON – Congress on early Saturday passed a bill that would increase Social Security benefits for public sector workers. The Social S ecurity Fairness Act, would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO),

Congress, Matt Gaetz and sex

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US House panel finds Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs, obstructed Congress

Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for drugs and sex that were violations of a series of House rules and included obstruction of Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives' Ethics Committee said in a report released on Monday.

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Matt Gaetz ethics report says he paid women for sex and used illegal drugs while in Congress

Florida Republican Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress last month and later withdrew from consideration as Trump’s pick for attorney general.

Roll Call on MSN · 9h

Bombshell report finds evidence Gaetz had sex with minor, paid for sex and took drugs while in Congress

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz solicited prostitutes, used illicit drugs like cocaine and ecstasy and may have violated Florida’s statutory rape law while he was a member of Congress,

Drones, Congress and Chinese-made

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Congress Is Looking to Ban Chinese Drones That Are Widely Used in US. What to Know About the Debate

It was the role of drones in everyday life that drove Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., to get Congress to restrict the purchase of Chinese drones by federal agencies. Those restrictions were included in a bill that Democratic President Joe Biden signed last year.

MarketWatch on MSN · 10h

Chinese drones could be banned in U.S. — even as Americans have grown reliant on them

Shenzhen-based DJI has the lion’s share of the global drone market and is the dominant player in the U.S. market.

Yahoo · 10h

Congress seeking to ban new sales of Chinese-made drones in the US

North Carolina farmer Russell Hedrick is critical of lawmakers pushing for a ban of Chinese manufactured drones, which he uses on his fields to increase efficiency and cut costs. (AP video: Erik Verduzco,

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House Member in Assisted Living Draws Fresh Scrutiny to an Aging Congress

Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, has been largely absent from Capitol Hill since the summer and has moved ...

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Kay Granger Is Retiring. That Leaves 13 Octogenarians in Congress.

The news that Rep. Granger was found in a senior living home after months away from the Capitol has added new fuel to ...

Farewell to the 13 senators departing at the end of the 118th Congress

Of the senators heading for the exits, seven are retiring, three lost their reelection bids, one resigned, and two others ...

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Why Elon Musk said a House Democrat ‘needs to be expelled’ from Congress

When the billionaire called Rep. Rosa DeLauro an "awful creature," it was a problem. When Elon Musk called for her expulsion, ...

Government shutdown highlights: Congress votes to keep government open, sending bill to Biden

Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a ...

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Ground Game: Biden commutes death row sentences and Congress looks to ban some new drone sales

This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on Dec. 23. You can subscribe at any time at ...

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NC lawmakers passed term limits resolution for Congress, but not for themselves. Why?

Gerry Cohen, who worked for the state legislature from 1977 to 2014, said he helped draft numerous term-limit bills for the ...

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Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise

Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead a committee to ferret out government waste, wrongly ...

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