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United States News Miscellaneous

Social Security Money

Social Security Facing $63 Trillion in Unfunded Liabilities

Social Security is facing $63 trillion in long-term unfunded liabilities, according to the 2024 Old-Age, Survivors, Disability Insurance (OASDI) trustees report.
Georgia school shooting: Community mourns for victims at Apalachee High School

Victims in Georgia School Shooting Identified

14 year old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie were killed during Apalachee High School shooting.
Former Gov. Hochul aide Linda Sun charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

Former Top Aide of Hochul Charged With Spying for Beijing

Linda Sun, who worked for Hochul and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was accused of being an undeclared agent for the Chinese regime while working for the politicians.
National Public Data admits hackers stole Social Security numbers in massive breach

How to Tell If Your Social Security Number Was Compromised in Massive Data Breach

After a data protection company confirmed Social Security numbers were hacked, websites have appeared allowing people to check if they’ve been compromised.
Social Security Money

Improper Social Security Payments Reach $1.1 Billion; Agency Backlog Hits All-Time High

The agency placed the blame partly on a shortage of workers and funding. The backlog of payment actions at the Social Security Administration (SSA) is...
Asif Merchant

Pakistani National With Alleged Iranian Ties Charged in Plot to Assassinate US Officials

Asif Merchant met with undercover FBI agents who he believed were hitmen. A Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in connection...
Net Neutrality

Court Blocks FCC’s Reinstatement of Net Neutrality Rules for Broadband Internet

The court said, ‘Net neutrality is likely a major question requiring clear congressional authorization.’ A U.S. appeals court on Aug. 1 temporarily blocked the Federal...
U.S. National Debt Surpasses $35 Trillion

US National Debt Hits $35 Trillion Milestone

Servicing the owed interest is now the second-largest budgetary item, topping national defense outlays. In a historic fiscal milestone for the federal government, the national...
Video Explainer: Why the US Stands With Falun Gong

Video Explainer: Why the US Stands With Falun Gong

The United States is calling on the Chinese Communist Party to end its persecution of Falun Gong. “For two and a half decades, PRC authorities...
Supreme Court in Washington

DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Allow Some Blocked Title IX Rule Changes

The DOJ is asking the Supreme Court to limit the current injunction from a lower court to 10 states and only to those changes related to gender identity.
Longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, dies at 74

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74 After Cancer Battle

Democratic Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who represented her constituents for more than 30 years, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 74.
Lou Dobbs, financial news pioneer, dead at 78

Former Fox News Host Lou Dobbs Dies at Age 78

Mr. Dobbs spent years as a Fox host. Lou Dobbs, a longtime television host, has died at age 78. “It is with a heavy heart that...