Next week’s midterm elections could prove momentous for Social Security, with time running out to put the program on solid financial ground. Social Security trustees’ most recent report projects that the program’s main trust fund is on course to be depleted by late 2032, after which Social Security recipients would face a more than 20%…
Washington — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced President Trump’s pick for the next surgeon general on Wednesday, sending Nicole Saphier’s nomination to the full Senate. Saphier’s nomination advanced as part of a group of nominees in a party-line vote. Mr. Trump nominated Saphier in April. A radiologist and director of breast…
President Trump’s rally-style speech at the Republican National Committee midterm convention touched on oil, Iran, immigration, the economy — and the polarizing NBA trade that sent superstar guard Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers last year. “I must tell you, I don’t understand the trade. That trade is not good,”…
This story originally aired on Jan. 10, 2026. In January 2022, the pain coursing through Hannah Pettey’s body for six months was hitting her harder than ever. Hannah Pettey: It was unbearable … I was in the bed at this point for probably like a week straight. Anne Marie Green: Were you even able to…
President Trump has delivered his first major campaign contribution of the midterms to Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton. The president is donating $10 million from his MAGA Inc. super PAC to help Paxton, the current Texas attorney general, who is locked in a surprisingly tight race with Democrat James Talarico. The donation includes $5 million…
Magdeburg, Germany — At first glance, Magdeburg may seem an unlikely stage for a political upheaval of international significance. But this weekend, the city of only about 244,000 people will be at the center of an election that could leave a far-right party in control of a German state for the first time since World…
Washington — Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general at the White House on Monday after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president’s former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a video of Blanche taking the oath of office in the Oval Office….
Barcelona — On the streets of Barcelona’s historic Gothic Quarter, locals had a lot to celebrate Monday following Spain’s 2026 World Cup victory over Argentina. But there were mixed opinions over President Trump lingering on stage around the winning team as cameras snapped shots of the victors hoisting their trophy at the stadium in New Jersey. “Here…
