Social Security proposals raise the stakes for senior homeowners

Ideas cited by the Brookings Institution of the Progressive Policy Institutethe American Business Institute (AEI) and the Cato Institute all recommend shifting the program from the current wage replacement structure to a flat benefit aimed primarily at preventing poverty in old age. Supporters say flat benefits would guarantee a basic income floor. Critics warn this […]

Ex-con of ‘Squad’ rep Ayanna Pressley knocks phone out of man’s hands as he tries to ask her a question

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The felony-convicted husband of progressive Assemblywoman Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., knocked a phone out of a reporter’s hands at a city hall building Monday after they tried to approach the congresswoman to ask her a question about alleged child care fraud in Minnesota. “Congresswoman Pressley, do you support […]

Tim Walz has called to testify before Congress about the Minnesota fraud scandal

The state has drawn increasing national ire, especially from the White House and Republicans in Congress, over allegations of fraud involving government services. HHS freezes child care funds in Minnesota over fraud claims The federal Department of Health and Human Services has frozen all child care payments to Minnesota, citing what it calls “egregious fraud” […]

BJP demands apology after Congressman says army is under pressure to speak on behalf of government

Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday sparked yet another controversy during the ongoing winter session of Parliament by alleging that senior officers of the Indian Army are being ‘pressured to speak in support of the government’. Her comments immediately drew criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which demanded a public apology. Chowdhury, who described […]

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick accused of stealing FEMA funds

Topline Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., was accused of allegedly stealing and laundering $5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Justice Department announced Wednesday, alleging the scheme was carried out through her family care business. The indictment against Cherfilus-McCormick was released Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) CQ Roll Call, Inc. via […]

Judge rejects Rep. LaMonica McIver’s bid to dismiss assault case, saying her actions had ‘no legislative purpose’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss the criminal case against U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., who is accused of assaulting federal agents during a visit to an immigration detention center in New Jersey earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper wrote in a […]

LIC’s investments in Adani Group should be investigated by the Public Accounts Committee: Congress

Congressman and General Secretary Jairam Ramesh | Photo credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Congress on Saturday raised serious questions over reports of systematic misuse of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) by the government in favor of the Adani Group and demanded a probe by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Senior Congress leader Jairam […]

Denver and Colorado Springs airports will not play Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for the shutdown

Travelers at Colorado’s largest airports are not exposed to a video message at security checkpoints US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown. Airport officials in Denver and Colorado Springs confirmed Tuesday that the video will not be shown. Since last Thursday, Homeland Security officials have […]

Bipartisan Reside ACT aims to convert empty spaces into housing

A dual group of legislators has introduced legislation aimed at redeveloping empty buildings in affordable homes. Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), Maria Salazar (R-fla.), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD.) And Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA.) Announced the revitalizing empty Structures Into Desirable Envimes (Reside) act to that WOBILDIEFSS Empty Offices, Malls, Motels and Other Properties Into Homes. “Because an infection […]