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The first of March’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in one week. Retirees born on or between the 1st and 10th of the month will get their payments in eight days, on Wednesday, March…

After the Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling Monday to keep former President Donald Trump on presidential primary ballots amid dozens of challenges in states seeking his removal, some left-leaning groups renewed their long-standing calls to increase the number of justices on the bench. All nine justices on the high court, which has a 6-3 Republican-appointed majority, ruled that…

President Joe Biden will give the annual State of the Union speech Thursday night, a high-profile event that will be even more closely watched with 2024 being an election year. It will be the last State of the Union address of Biden’s first term in office, though he’s hoping his performance will allow him to…

The Federal Reserve’s definition of its inflation target suggests it should aim to drive the inflation rate below 2% for the next several years. Central bank officials, though, have avoided entertaining any such possibility. Given the disconnect, experts suggest, the Fed should clarify its target to forestall any confusion by explaining it won’t aim for…

In one of the first test runs for redistricting contests, Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) won the Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District, defeating incumbent and fellow Rep. Jerry Carl (R-AL).  The Associated Press called the Super Tuesday race in Moore’s favor at 11:49 p.m., 51.8% to Carl’s 48.2%, with 95% of the vote counted.…

Republican senators from Super Tuesday states who are remaining neutral in the 2024 GOP primary declined to reveal who they voted for. Despite the fact that former President Donald Trump has secured the endorsements of more than half of the Senate Republican Conference, a number of members have maintained that they won’t weigh in before…