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Supreme Court weighs in on social media blocking 

After hearing appeals from two conflicting decisions, one against a Southern California school board member and the other against a Port Huron, Michigan, city administrator, the justices No final solution to the conflict was provided Instead, both cases were sent back to lower courts to apply new legal tests, our colleagues Ella Lee, Zach Schoenfeld […]

US Supreme Court rules officials can be sued for blocking social media critics

The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that public officials can be sued for blocking critics on social media. Justice Amy Coney Barrett said officials cannot delete comments or block critics if they use personal accounts for public statements. Officials must have the authority to speak on behalf of the government and must intend to use […]

GOP senator: Biden and Trump would ‘enforce’ Social Security cuts

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) criticized both President Biden and former President Trump on Thursday, accusing them both of having no real plan to save Social Security. Earlier this week, President Trump said “there’s a lot that can be done in terms of cutting entitlements” on Social Security and Medicare. The comment came under fire from […]

How to ease the labor shortage by fixing the social safety net

The United States is in the unenviable position of a labor shortage, with too few workers chasing too many jobs. Economists are full of speculation about solutions to this labor shortage. But one factor that could be helpful and is too often ignored is the way our country’s current safety net system prevents people from […]

‘I Will Never Do Anything that Will Jeopardize or Hurt Social Security or Medicare’

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump told Breitbart News exclusively Wednesday night that he would never touch Social Security or Medicare. Asked about reducing government waste in an exclusive 90-minute interview (his first in print since blocking the Republican presidential nomination for three consecutive years), Trump said he would never cut Social Security […]

Biden rallies crowd by citing Trump’s remarks on Social Security cuts

President Biden rallied a crowd in Milwaukee on Wednesday by citing former President Trump’s recent comments suggesting he was open to cuts to Medicare and Social Security. “Just this week, Donald Trump said cuts to Social Security and Medicare were being considered. When asked if he intended to change his position, he said, “There’s a […]

Bronx teen busted for gunning down boy, 17, over social media spat

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting a Bronx teen over a dispute between his girlfriends on social media, police said. Tyrell Williams was arrested at his Wakefield home around 12:15 p.m., five days after he was accused of pulling the trigger and hitting 17-year-old Lakai Dash three […]