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Personal Finance Senate Democrats propose increasing VA, Social Security benefits by $200 a month for six months
To help Social Security and Veterans Affairs beneficiaries cope with higher prices, a group of Democratic senators are proposing to increase benefits by $200 per month for six months. The bill — called the Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act — is backed by Democratic Senators including Mark Kelly of Arizona, Alex Padilla of California, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Tina Smith of Minnesota, Kirsten … Continue Reading
October 28, 2025
Democrats criticize Trump’s ending of Biden gun export rule
Democrats are demanding answers over President Trump’s decision to greenlight the unrestricted export of American-made firearms, saying the move risks empowering criminal and terrorist organizations, according to letters obtained exclusively by The Hill. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) led a group of lawmakers criticizing the decision to rescind export restrictions on U.S. small arms put in place to combat the illicit gun market. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
October 28, 2025
Warren has ‘serious doubt’ about Trump’s HHS inspector general nominee
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told President Trump’s nominee for inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that his professional history has raised “serious doubt” about his ability to be an “impartial investigator” for the agency. In a letter provided first to The Hill, Warren addressed Thomas March Bell, Trump’s nominee for HHS inspector general, and brought up accusations that he mismanaged taxpayer funds as well as her own misgivings that his “highly … Continue Reading
October 16, 2025
Lawmakers press Pentagon on cuts to oversight of key missile defense programs
WASHINGTON — Two democratic lawmakers are raising concerns that the Pentagon’s weapons testing office has reduced the number of programs under its remit and will no longer provide oversight of several space and missile defense efforts that could potentially be linked to Golden Dome. The Defense Department has cut 94 programs overseen by its office of the director of operational test and evaluation (DOT&E) — a 37 percent reduction of the 251 programs previously on the list, Massachusetts … Continue Reading
October 15, 2025
Senate Democrats want to know: was YouTube’s Trump settlement a bribe?
A group of Democratic lawmakers are asking questions about YouTube’s $24.5 million settlement with President Donald Trump. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, five Senators — Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) — asked for details about any settlement talks between those companies and the Trump administration. They’re interested in whether Google secured favorable treatment as a … Continue Reading
October 15, 2025
Millions of student loan borrowers at risk of default as late payments climb
For months, experts have warned that student loan borrowers who are behind on their payments may trigger a “default cliff.” Recent reports show that cliff is now looming. The resumption of federal student loan delinquency reporting on consumers’ credit earlier this year caused a spike in the rate of severe delinquencies, which now near a record high, according to September’s Credit Insights report from credit score developer FICO. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
October 10, 2025
Massachusetts Playbook: SHUTDOWN STATUS
With the House out of session, Rep. Jim McGovern popped by Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office recently to catch up about how the ongoing government shutdown is playing out in each chamber. The duo filmed the convo, which included a fair amount of jabs at Republicans for the health care cuts Democrats want undone in the next government funding bill, and some anecdotes about how its already impacting their constituents back home. Catch their chat here and here. The shutdown latest: Senators on both … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Warren, Markey demand answers from State Department about treatment of Americans on flotilla detained by Israel
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey are among five lawmakers demanding answers from Secretary of State Marco Rubio about his department's "failure to provide timely" help to Americans detained in Israel after its military forces intercepted Gaza-bound aid ships last week, according to a copy of a letter sent Wednesday. About 20 Americans, including two brothers from Massachusetts, were among the more than 400 international activists who were on the flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. … Continue Reading
October 08, 2025
Bankrupt nursing home company Genesis pauses lawsuits against owners, employees
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Wednesday agreed to stop wrongful death lawsuits from proceeding against Genesis Healthcare employees, shareholders and staffing agencies, saying the litigation could derail efforts to sell Genesis nursing homes. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stacey Jernigan granted Genesis' motion at a court hearing in Dallas, Texas, overruling 14 objections from people who have filed personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits against the company. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard
The National Guard logged more than 400,000 member service days per year over the past decade responding to hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters, the Pentagon has revealed in a report to Congress. The numbers mean that on any given day, 1,100 National Guard troops on average have been deployed on disaster response in the United States. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
October 02, 2025
Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump to release the jobs report despite shutdown
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Trump administration to release the September jobs report on Friday despite the ongoing government shutdown, a Senate aide told CNN on Thursday. The monthly jobs report, compiled and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is arguably the most critical piece of US economic data released each month. Its importance is even greater now, given concerns about weakness in the job market and the rising unemployment rate. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 30, 2025
Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn
The US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration risks exacerbating pressure on its workforce by stripping nearly one million US immigrants of work authorization and legal protection. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has granted about 570,000 US workers protection from deportation, as their home countries are regarded as dangerous, due to factors like war and natural disaster. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 30, 2025
Sherrill, Warren reintroduce child care affordability legislation
New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) is teaming up with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday to reintroduce universal child care legislation with a focus on affordability. The Hill was the first outlet to view details of the legislation before it was reintroduced. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 30, 2025
Senate Democrats slam Social Security chief over retirement age confusion
A group of Senate Democrats slammed President Trump’s Social Security chief after he walked back comments made about possibly raising the country’s retirement age, seeking insight into the administration’s position in a Tuesday letter to the White House. “If the Social Security retirement age is increased under your watch, you would be breaking your repeated promises to protect and preserve Americans’ benefits,” the lawmakers wrote. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 29, 2025
BONUS, AS IN UNNECESSARY
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is pressing Congress' official tax scorekeeper over who will benefit from a newly restored business provision in the GOP megabill. It's safe to say that Warren isn't a huge fan of allowing businesses to fully and immediately deduct the cost of capital investments, something Republicans put in place without an expiration date this year. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 29, 2025
Senator ‘alarmed’ about barracks privatization, seeks answers from DOD
A U.S. senator who has been an outspoken critic of the military's privatized family housing wants answers from the Defense Department about its plans to privatize more barracks. "Given the significant challenges that privatization has imposed on military family housing for decades, directly resulting from the substantial failures of private housing providers, I am alarmed that the Department of Defense is considering expanding privatization to unaccompanied military housing (i.e., barracks)," … Continue Reading
September 26, 2025
Inside Elizabeth Warren's 'creator briefings,' where influencers learn about Democratic policy
In recent months, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has hosted private virtual briefings with social media influencers, equipping them with information on key policy issues and Democratic messaging to disseminate on their large global platforms. On these calls, dubbed "creator briefings," the senator and her staff answer questions from content creators on how to craft strategic messages that reach people outside of the political sphere. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 26, 2025
Rolex Courted Trump at the U.S. Open — Now Elizabeth Warren Wants Answers
The Swiss watchmaker’s U.S. Open invite to Trump — complete with gifts and laughs — now faces scrutiny as Elizabeth Warren accuses the brand of angling for tariff relief. Senator Elizabeth Warren has set her sights on Rolex, accusing the Swiss watchmaker of cozying up to President Donald Trump in a bid to escape steep tariffs. … Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 25, 2025
Democrats are poking at MAGA’s antitrust soft spot
Four Democratic senators accused President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top Justice Department post of allowing “outside corporate influence to corrupt” merger reviews and are seeking records of his dealings with HPE, American Express, and other companies that received DOJ takeover approvals. The lawmakers, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., can’t prevent the confirmation of Stanley Woodward to be the third-ranking official at DOJ. But with their new … Continue Reading
September 25, 2025
Democrats Demand Answers on Third Country Deportations
A group of more than 60 Democratic legislators sent a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday that expresses "grave concerns" about ongoing removals to so-called "third countries" to which immigrants have no connection. The legislators are requesting that the Trump administration provide "basic information" about the scope of the third country removal program, which the Trump administration has aggressively pursued. In many cases, people have been sent to nations to which they have no … Continue Reading