How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do
Senators Dick Durbin and Bill Cassidy are trying to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut.
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FACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave US cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely
Canada could stop supplying parts of the U.S. with electricity, according to experts, but it could not cause massive blackouts with the flick of a switch.
Maryland court rules Democratic-backed redistricting amendment cannot go on November ballot
A Maryland court has ruled that a redistricting amendment cannot go on the November ballot. Democratic state lawmakers had approved a proposed constitutional amendment earlier this month.
Talarico wants to unearth Paxton’s depositions to keep focus on opponent’s past in Texas Senate race
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton.
Republican nominee for Maine governor says he wants ICE agents at polling places in the state
Bobby Charles, the Republican nominee for governor in Maine, has told supporters that he plans to ask a top Homeland Security official to send ICE agents and U.S. Marshals to polling places in Maine before the midterm elections.
The Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts
The Kremlin says CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit.
Trump’s new economic squeeze on Iran has a big challenge: China
The Trump administration’s new “economic onslaught” on Iran’s financial connections around the world faces a challenge in China.
In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers
In the small Nebraska village of Murdock, now-paused plans for two potential data centers have sparked the kinds of debates that have raged in cities and towns across the country. And those debates often cut across ideological lines.
Democratic states file new lawsuit seeking to block Trump’s order limiting mail voting in midterms
Democratic-controlled states have filed a new lawsuit to block President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year’s midterm elections.
Trump has submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say
President Donald Trump has submitted an agreement to Congress aimed at boosting Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear program, sources say.