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Social Security overpaid a woman by $35,000. Now the agency wants its money back — pronto.

More than 75 million Americans rely on Social Security checks each month to help them get by. But sometimes recipients get a financially painful surprise: a notice from the Social Security Administration that their retirement or disability benefits were overpaid — often by thousands of dollars — and that they need to repay the money….

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Haley Stevens stands firm on backing U.S. military aid to Israel, claims El-Sayed won’t recognize Israel’s right to exist

Protesters outside an event in Gran Rapids for Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens were registering their concern about the tens of millions of dollars spent on her Senate campaign by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, and its affiliated groups on Monday, the day before the Michigan primaries. CBS News senior White House and…

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Several Trump-affiliated companies distance themselves from Trump-IRS deal after Senate Democrats’ probe

Weeks after top Senate Democrats pushed for answers on whether a provision in the controversial tax settlement between President Trump and his own administration applies to companies co-founded by or affiliated with the Trump family, several of the businesses have distanced themselves from the deal, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who launched the investigation. As…

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Social Security email sent to retirees included “misleading information,” Democratic senators say

A group of Democratic senators is accusing the Social Security Administration of using a July email to distribute “misleading information” and “a partisan, politicized message,” saying it threatens the agency’s credibility as an independent agency. The email, titled “Making Life More Affordable for America’s Seniors,” was sent on July 2 by Social Security Commissioner Frank…

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