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WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. It will apply for Supplemental…

News Maryland Matters · 2 weeks ago

It wouldn't be spooky season without a GOP gubernatorial candidate accusing his opponent of witchcraft...🙄 Ty Masterson, president of the Kansas State Senate, is running for governor against Sen. Cindy Holscher, a Democrat. At a recent church event in Wichita, he reflected on th…

Video Mother Jones on YouTube · 2 weeks ago

READ MORE: Senator Murray announces members of new public health initiative NYT: A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy? ***LIVESTREAM OF DISCUSSION FROM KHQ HERE*** ***PHOTOS OF EVENT HERE*** Pullman, WA — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA),…

Press release Patty Murray — press releases · 2 weeks ago

North Dakota’s Republican and Democratic-NPL candidates for U.S. House debated the national debt, surging healthcare costs and farming concerns during their first – and probably only – debate of the 2026 election. Republican incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak and Democrat Trygve…

News North Dakota Monitor · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection need to improve oversight and guidance for federal immigration officers’ use of body-worn cameras, according to a Wednesday report from independent federal investigators. Officials with…

News Alaska Beacon · 2 weeks ago

Proponents of Proposition 144 say that it will make Arizona’s elections faster and more secure, but critics say it’s unlikely to significantly speed up results — and it could spell the end of no-excuse voting by mail, by far the most popular way to vote in the Grand Canyon State.…

News Arizona Mirror · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — Democrats are touting an ambitious legislative agenda centered on affordability and accountability if they take back the U.S. House or Senate — or both — in November. A slew of pressing policy debates are on tap for Democrats, including healthcare, immigration,…

News Colorado Newsline · 2 weeks ago

Video Christopher A. Coons on YouTube · 2 weeks ago

Thank you to those who joined Assembly Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, and Supervisor Cottrell, and me for our Yountville Town Hall. It was important to discuss supporting immigrants, affordable housing, and AI concerns with our community.

Video Mike Thompson on YouTube · 2 weeks ago

More than 250 people sent a letter to Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey Wednesday requesting that his office investigate corruption allegations against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. The group argues that a state statute would permit such an investigation because it governs state…

News Maine Morning Star · 2 weeks ago

PATER is a way to look at Pennsylvania’s power generation and transmission system as a whole, while energy regulators and state leaders across the country look to spur new investments in the electricity grid.

News Pennsylvania Capital-Star · 2 weeks ago

Video Jack Reed on YouTube · 2 weeks ago

Video Jack Reed on YouTube · 2 weeks ago

Oregon’s governor has effectively issued a moratorium on new data centers and data center expansions in the state by ordering environmental regulators to pause approving new state and federal air and water pollution permits for data center projects until next July. Gov. Tina…

News Washington State Standard · 2 weeks ago

The three Charleston-area men face charges including criminal sexual conduct, voyeurism, and assault and battery.

News South Carolina Daily Gazette · 2 weeks ago

This morning’s inflation report showed inflation increased substantially last month. I just want to remind people: It didn’t have to be this way. Inflation was trending down for over two years before Trump took office. It was projected to fall to 2.1% in 2026, near the Fed’s…

Video James E. Clyburn on YouTube · 2 weeks ago

Supporters of the initiative on the November ballot say it will speed up environmental review for "essential" projects, but opponents believe potentially polluting ones will be covered too — including data centers.

News Los Angeles Times Politics · 2 weeks ago

Newark school officials say they need to lease a new building to resolve overcrowding in the East Ward. Critics say the cost is too high.

News New Jersey Monitor · 2 weeks ago

A federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling blocking the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City while the rest of the lawsuit over the relocation plays out in court. In the order signed Tuesday, U.S.…

News Utah News Dispatch · 2 weeks ago

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.Election officials are again urging Wisconsin voters to return their absentee ballots as early as possible…

News Votebeat · 2 weeks ago

BOEBERT: Small Towns Deserve Their Own ZIP Codes Rural communities are far too often overlooked in Washington; they deserve a voice in Congress, and their local concerns should be turned into practical law. Postal reform has long been a concern for rural Americans, and ZIP…

Press release Lauren Boebert — press releases · 2 weeks ago

BOEBERT: Small Towns Deserve Their Own ZIP Codes Rural communities are far too often overlooked in Washington; they deserve a voice in Congress, and their local concerns should be turned into practical law. Postal reform has long been a concern for rural Americans, and ZIP…

Press release Lauren Boebert — press releases · 2 weeks ago

Healing takes time. For Chris Librizzi, the process remains ongoing nearly eight months after a gunman opened fire during a high school hockey game he was coaching at a Pawtucket rink, killing three people, including the shooter. Even after his Blackstone Valley Co-op hockey team…

News Rhode Island Current · 2 weeks ago

Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s…

News Idaho Capital Sun · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) introduced the Ad-Free Means Ad-Free Act, legislation to crack down on streaming companies that promise customers commercial-free viewing, then change the rules and force […]

Press release Josh Riley — press releases · 2 weeks ago

Undecideds will decide. But L.A.'s mayoral debate didn't make the choice clear.

News Los Angeles Times Politics · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Tuesday extended a block on a Trump administration ban of press passes for three news organizations, which will allow them to continue to enter the White House grounds while a legal challenge to the ban, including a Wednesday appeal filed by…

News Alaska Beacon · 2 weeks ago

Providing “labor guides” to pregnant women helps combat misinformation that an increasing number of patients are getting from social media or artificial intelligence, according to a recent study. Dr. Samuel Melville, a resident-physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon…

News Alabama Reflector · 2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON — Democrats are touting an ambitious legislative agenda centered on affordability and accountability if they take back the U.S. House or Senate — or both — in November.

News West Virginia Watch · 2 weeks ago

OKLAHOMA CITY – A death row inmate on Wednesday told the Pardon and Parole Board he was guilty of falling in love, but not murder. James Pavatt said he was so blinded by love that he didn’t realize he was being manipulated. He said he was convinced someone else would be…

News Oklahoma Voice · 2 weeks ago