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Bernie Sanders channels Cardi B on Social Security
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Bernie Sanders channels Cardi B on Social Security Cardi B had compared President Franklin D. Roosevelt o Republican President Donald Trump in a GQ interview. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Subscribe Today Log In Subscribed, but don't have a login? Activate your digital access. Free Press Staff Report Published 5:37 p.m. ET April 18, 2018 | Updated 5:39 p.m. ET April 18, 2018 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE One of America's most well-known politicians cited one of America's most popular hip-hop stars in a tweet today. The subject of Sen. Bernie Sanders' tweet? Not music or the state of … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders channels Cardi B on Social Security
The John Bolton effect: Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser departs
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest The John Bolton effect: Donald Trump's homeland security adviser departs New National Security Adviser John Bolton continued to remold President Trump's national security team Tuesday, as Trump accepted the resignation of homeland security aide Tom Bossert. NSC spokesman Michael Anton left earlier this week. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 34 Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs David Jackson, USA TODAY Published 9:52 a.m. CT April 10, 2018 | Updated 11:24 a.m. CT April 10, 2018 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 34 COMMENT EMAIL MORE WASHINGTON — New National Security Adviser John Bolton continued to remold President Trump's … [Read more...] about The John Bolton effect: Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser departs
Arizona lawmaker: I’ll ‘gladly’ work with Trump on immigration ‘when his ideas aren’t stupid’
Rep. Ruben Gallego said Thursday he would be willing to work with President Donald Trump on border security measures "when his ideas aren't stupid," after the White House challenged him to "stop blaming the president" instead of addressing immigration issues. The Arizona Democrat earlier this week criticized the president's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico in an effort to curb illegal immigration, casting it as too costly for taxpayers. After White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders spoke out against his remarks, Gallego fired back during an interview on CNN. Story Continued Below “I will gladly work with the president when his ideas aren’t stupid and detrimental to the United States," Gallego said Thursday. "Unfortunately this is what this plan is." Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen announced Wednesday that Trump had directed the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to dispatch troops to the U.S. border … [Read more...] about Arizona lawmaker: I’ll ‘gladly’ work with Trump on immigration ‘when his ideas aren’t stupid’
CBS News Logo Caitlyn plunges in popularity as baby name on Social Security’s list
WASHINGTON -- Don't call me Caitlyn. A year after Caitlyn Jenner announced her new name and gender, the popularity of the name Caitlyn plummeted more than any other baby name, according to Social Security's annual list of the most popular baby names. In fact, the four names that dropped the most were all variations of the same name: Caitlin, Caitlyn, Katelynn and Kaitlynn. All four versions of Caitlyn fell out of the top 1,000 baby names. "It was inevitable," said Laura Wattenberg, founder of BabynameWizard.com. "Caitlyn was already falling in popularity. Now it is suddenly controversial." The Social Security Administration released its annual list of the 1,000 most popular baby names for 2016 on Friday. Emma was the top baby name for girls for the third year in a row, and Noah remained the top baby name for boys for the fourth year in a row. The top 10 girls' names for 2016: Emma Olivia Ava Sophia Isabella Mia Charlotte Abigail Emily Harper And the most popular … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Caitlyn plunges in popularity as baby name on Social Security’s list
CBS News Logo Fact Check: Donald Trump claims “thousands” over age 106 on Social Security
At the CBS News GOP presidential debate Saturday night, Donald Trump claimed that "thousands and thousands of people" over the age of 106 are receiving Social Security benefits, even though they don't exist. But that's not the case. A report from the Social Security Administration's inspector general last year did find that there are an estimated 6.5 million Social Security number holders who are age 112 or older who are not listed as deceased. "SSA did not have controls in place to annotate death information on the Numident records of number holders who exceeded maximum reasonable life expectancies and were likely deceased," the report said. Nearly all of the 6.5 million Social Security number holders had no earnings or payments from Social Security on their records, which suggests they weren't actually receiving benefits. The inspector general, however, did determine that "thousands" of the Social Security numbers "could have been used to commit identity fraud." It appears Trump … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Fact Check: Donald Trump claims “thousands” over age 106 on Social Security
CBS News Logo Obama warns Donald Trump on Russia, maintaining international commitments
President Obama on Thursday warned Donald Trump that he should be willing to stand up to Russia as president, and he talked about his expectations for the president-elect’s actions concerning key U.S. policies and international commitments. Speaking from Berlin at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his final trip abroad as president, Mr. Obama said that while he doesn’t expect Trump to follow his administration’s blueprint, he expects him to act in U.S. interests. “My hope is that the president-elect, coming in, takes a similarly constructive approach -- finding areas where we can cooperate with Russia, where our values and interests align -- but that the president-elect is also willing to stand up to Russia where they are deviating from our values and international norms,” Mr. Obama said. The president suggested it would be harmful if Trump takes a “realpolitik approach” where the U.S. cuts deals with Russia … [Read more...] about CBS News Logo Obama warns Donald Trump on Russia, maintaining international commitments
Where the presidential candidates stand on Social Security
An important part of your retirement planning is to understand the potential changes in Social Security and retirement plans that politicians advocate, then vote and act accordingly. So, let's examine the leading presidential candidates' views on these topics. We'll look first for positions posted on each candidate's website. When no such positions are posted, we'll look at recent quotes and interviews in the media or from the debates that may be more spontaneous, often from the helpful website OnTheIssues. The candidates are listed in order of a recent poll on their ratings. Democratic candidates From Hillary Clinton's website: Opposes privatization of Social Security, opposes raising the retirement age and opposes reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA). Opposes closing the long-term shortfall with moves that affect the middle class, whether through benefit reductions or tax increases. Would expand Social Security for those who need it most, including widows and women … [Read more...] about Where the presidential candidates stand on Social Security
How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump view Social Security
With the Republican and Democratic presidential nominating conventions drawing near, AARP recently asked both the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns to prepare 600-word summaries of their positions on Social Security. Let's look at these position statements, taking them in alphabetical order, and then review some analyses prepared by respected nonpartisan organizations that can provide insights into the viability of each one. Hillary Clinton's response "Social Security must continue to guarantee dignity in retirement for future generations" is how the Clinton campaign's response begins. It makes clear that higher-income workers should pay more through higher payroll taxes to help the system, and higher-income beneficiaries should pay more income tax on Social Security benefits. As president, Clinton says she would: "Fight any attempts to gamble seniors' retirement security on the stock market through privatization." "Oppose reducing annual cost-of-living adjustments." … [Read more...] about How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump view Social Security
Let’s retire Social Security numbers
On Dec. 1, 1936, government administrator Joe Fay walked over to a stack of cards in his Baltimore office, plucked the first piece of paper off the top, and made a historic announcement. Written on the card was the name of John David Sweeney, a 23-year-old shipping clerk from New Rochelle, N.Y. By having his name announced, Sweeney was the first record entered into a new government program called "Social Security." Along with Sweeney's entrance into the program came an identifying number (055-09-0001) that would allow him to collect his Social Security benefits when he retired. Ironically, Sweeney was a Republican who didn't think much of President Roosevelt's New Deal programs, although he admitted he favored Social Security. But he would die in 1974 at age 61 without collecting any of the benefits he had accrued over the course of his working life. From Sweeney on, Americans would be issued a unique number that would match them up with their Social Security benefits. But over the … [Read more...] about Let’s retire Social Security numbers