James Carter There’s nothing worse than losing your retirement income because of a sudden cut in Social Security benefits. Even in the best of circumstances, Social Security benefits aren’t enough to sustain a person’s standard of living, so a reduction in benefits could put you in serious … Read more
Axios has learned that President Biden will visit Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s swing district on Thursday as part of his Build Back Better tour. What’s at stake: After their party was thrashed in statewide elections in November, the Virginia Democrat was one of the most outspoken … Read more
Reuters, Feb. 8 – Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) has only delivered a portion of the 2 billion COVID-19 injections it promises to distribute throughout the globe in 2022 and has delayed shipments in Europe and lower-income nations like the Philippines, according to public officials engaged in … Read more
The Hill— “I’m not a Washington Democrat,” Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Sunday, but rather a “good old West Virginia Democrat.” It is critical for Manchin to get input from Republicans in West Virginia “to ensure that we get a good outcome for our West Virginians.” … Read more
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Officials said 32 athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 and are being held in isolation facilities inside the Olympic bubble. According to authorities who talked to the media on Tuesday, the athletes are spending an average of seven days in isolation. Coronavirus … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here’s how members of Congress in the region voted from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Along with the roll call votes this week, the Senate approved a resolution (S. Res. 35) denouncing the military coup in Burma on February 1, 2021, and … Read more
Representative Ronny Jackson (R-Texas District 13) and other Republican members of the United States House of Representatives recently introduced legislation to encourage cabinet members who oversee immigration efforts to travel to the border on a frequent basis. “Border Czar Accountability Act of 2022” would mandate … Read more
The National Archives recently discovered a chart that former President Donald Trump reportedly created using a black sharpie marker to illustrate the trajectory of storm Dorian as it approached Alabama in 2019, as well as other boxes of material that he had carried to his … Read more
On Monday, the National Archives verified that former President Donald Trump’s representatives had given over 15 boxes of papers, letters, presents, and memorabilia that he had carried to Mar-a-Lago after leaving office but was legally compelled to hand over to federal archivists. The National Archives … Read more
Biden will meet with Olaf Scholz, the new German Chancellor, at the White House on Monday to discuss a joint strategy for resolving the crisis in Ukraine and Russia. Scholz and Biden will meet in the Oval Office early on Monday afternoon for an official … Read more