Social Security update: August direct payment worth $943 goes out in 11 days
Millions of eligible beneficiaries will receive their Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, in 11 days. On Aug. 1, the first payments will be distributed. They are given to those living with a debilitating disability that affects one’s income, according to the Social Security Administration. Applicants who file individually can receive up to […]
You Have Less Than 6 Months to Prepare for These 2025 Social Security Changes – The Motley Fool
Important changes are coming to Social Security in 2025. Here’s what you need to know about how the program will change next year. With 2024 more than halfway over, it’s time for current and future retirees to start preparing for upcoming Social Security changes coming in 2025. These changes could affect when you can claim […]
Secret Service responds to report they ‘repeatedly’ denied requests to Trump security detail in the past
The US Secret Service recently responded to a Washington Post report that agency officials had “repeatedly” rejected requests for security personnel for former President Trump. The report comes just one week after former President Donald Trump was shot while speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where […]
Trump laments security lapses after assassination attempt in new interview
In excerpts from a Fox News interview to be aired Monday, former President Trump lamented security failings at his recent rallies, which were marked by assassination attempts. “How did someone get on that roof and why wasn’t it reported?” the former president said. Said “It’s because people saw him on the roof,” he said in […]
Secret Service Denied Requests to Increase Trump’s Security for Years
Top Secret Service officials reportedly rejected former President Donald Trump’s requests for increased security over the past two years, according to multiple sources. Four people talked To The Washington Post The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said agents in charge of Trump’s security have requested that extra agents, “snipers and specialized teams” […]
DHS Defends Women In Law Enforcement Ahead Of Hearing On Trump Rally’s Security Failures
The Department of Homeland Security defended women working in law enforcement ahead of a hearing Monday into security failings at the July 13 rally where former President Donald Trump was nearly killed. The Secret Service has come under fire after President Trump was slightly injured in an assassination attempt that killed former volunteer fire chief […]
Secret Service honchos denied Trump additional security for 2 years before assassination attempt
Secret Service agents repeatedly refused President Donald Trump’s requests for extra security in the two years before last weekend’s assassination attempt, according to information obtained by The Washington Post. The 78-year-old former president has requested more agents and magnetometers at large public events he attends, as well as extra snipers at outdoor venues, four insiders […]
House Homeland Security Committee chairman to visit Trump shooting site Monday
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) is scheduled to visit the site of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Monday, according to a press release from the committee. Green and 10 other committee members will tour the grounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump held a campaign rally that was quickly […]
The Insecurity in Social Security
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes One of the few things where there is widespread agreement is about the fact that Social Security and Medicare are going broke unless something is done to stem the financial drain as the retirement rolls swell. Choices are raising taxes or cutting benefits. Neither alternative is palatable politically, so the […]
House Homeland Security Committee chair to visit site of attempted Trump assassination
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) Recent assassination attempts According to a report released to the media by the committee on Saturday, former President Trump had this to say about the matter: “This committee continues to seek answers [Department of Homeland Security] “We will hold the U.S. Marshals Service and the Secret Service […]