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Higher Social Security payments are coming for millions of people from a bill that Biden is signing​


By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Updated 5:28 PM CST, January 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs.

Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity, though it will also put strain on Social Security Trust Funds, which face a looming insolvency crisis.

The bill rescinds two provisions the Windfall Elimination Provision
and the Government Pension Offset that limit Social Security benefits for recipients if they get retirement payments from other sources, including public retirement programs from a state or local government.

“The bill I’m signing today is about a simple proposition: Americans who have worked hard all their life to earn an honest living should be able to retire with economic security and dignity — that’s the entire purpose of the Social Security system,” Biden said during a signing ceremony in the White House East Room.

“This is a big deal,” he said. ...

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Trump invites House Republicans to Mar-a-Lago ahead of inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump is set to host several groups of House GOP lawmakers in Florida next weekend.
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GOP congressional leaders set the stage to move on Trump’s agenda | CNN Politics

Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have recently shared some of the first details of their ambitious agenda — sweeping tax cuts, border security and raising the debt limit — which they hope to muscle through in the first 100 days of the president-elect’s term.
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As he prepares to leave office, Biden urges incoming Democratic lawmakers to reach across the aisle

The new slate of roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers arrive prepared to be in the minority in the executive and legislative branches.
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Thune has privately told Trump that Hegseth has the votes to be confirmed as Defense Secretary, sources say

When asked for comment, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune said "two things we don't discuss publicly: Whip counts and private conversations with the president."
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Trump rounds out White House team with four new picks - Washington Examiner

Trump made four picks for his White House staff on Saturday night, three of whom served in his first administration.
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Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law

President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency.
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Pro-Israel Dem could tip scales in key Senate committee as Middle East war continues

Sen. Jacky Rosen, a new Democrat assigned to a key Senate committee, could bolster support for Israel in the new Congress.
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Lawmakers brace for Trump's promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint

More than 1,250 have pleaded guilty or been convicted after trials in connection with Jan. 6, with more than 650 receiving prison time ranging from a few days to 22 years.
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Hamas says it’s ready to free 34 captives under ceasefire deal, reports say

Israeli and Hamas officials are holding talks in Qatar in renewed push to secure ceasefire deal.
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Sen. Adam Schiff says the New Orleans attack shows Kash Patel shouldn’t lead the FBI

Schiff told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that it was an “easy” decision to vote against Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI.
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Russia ‘getting what it deserves,’ Ukraine says, after launching counterattack in border region | CNN

Ukraine has launched a counterattack in the southern Russian border region of Kursk, warning that Russia is “getting what it deserves.”
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'Is it realistic to deport everybody?' Top Senate Republican on Donald Trump's mass deportation promises

Senate Majority Leader John Thune also said in an interview Sunday that he's willing to stand up to President-elect Donald Trump when they disagree.
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Trump appears with Italian Prime Minister Meloni at his Florida club

Meloni follows Argentina President Javier Milei, who became the first world leader to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after his Election Day victory in November.
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Winter Storm Blair latest: Millions hit by huge winter storm as seven US states declare state of emergency

A state of emergency has been declared in seven states, with the storm set to bring the coldest temperatures in over a decade.
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Ukraine presses attacks in Russia's Kursk region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost his country's air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany.
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Nancy Pelosi says violence of Jan. 6 "didn't end that day"

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, "didn't end that day," accusing president-elect Donald Trump of stoking continued violence in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol.
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Joe Biden sits down with USA TODAY's Susan Page for exclusive interview about his legacy, 2024 election

Susan Page, USA TODAY's Washington Bureau chief, exclusively interviewed outgoing President Joe Biden about his legacy, the 2024 election and more.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders appointing a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deputy administrator and ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety.

The orders came after an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people and an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers crashed in midair at about 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The aircraft plummeted into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan National Airport, leaving 67 people presumed dead.

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Trump VA pick Doug Collins advances to full Senate vote

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President Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, passed a Senate cloture vote Thursday night.

The vote was 83-13.

Collins will proceed to a full vote on the Senate floor for confirmation, which he is expected to easily secure with strong bipartisan support.

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Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling

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The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.

The vote was 79-18.

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