• Republicans Call For Raising Retirement Age As Social Security Nears Insolvency

    Republicans Call For Raising Retirement Age As Social Security Nears Insolvency While at this point pretending that one can somehow stop or deflect the civilization-ending meteor that is the US debt load, rising by $30 billion every day on its way to a terminal reserve currency crisis, is at best rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic, Wednesday the largest caucus of House Republicans called for an increase in the Social Security retirement age up a clash with President Joe...

  • House Republican Caucus Calls for Raising the Social Security Retirement Age

    Michael RaineyMarch 21, 2024The Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House, released on Wednesday a 2025 budget

  • House Republican budget calls for raising the retirement age for Social Security

    WASHINGTON — A new budget by a large and influential group of House Republicans calls for raising the Social Security retirement age for future retirees and restructuring Medicare. The proposals, which are unlikely to become law this year, reflect how many Republicans will seek to govern if they win the 2024 elections. And they play into a fight President Joe Biden is seeking to have with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as he runs for re-election. The budget was released...

  • House’s largest conservative caucus calls for increase in retirement age

    The Republican Study Committee (RSC), which comprises nearly 80 percent of all House Republicans, called for an increase in the retirement age in its budget proposal released Wednesday. The RSC budget proposes raising that age for those who are not near retirement “to account for increases in life expectancy.” The budget did not provide specifics.

  • Retire Congress North Dakota Spearheading Effort for Age Limits in Congress

    Immediate Release March 18, 2024 Contact: Jared Hendrix Phone: 701-354-7784 [email protected] North Dakota Congressional Age Limits Amendment Approved for June 11th Primary Vote Retire Congress North Dakota Meets Qualified Signature Threshold for Ballot Initiative Bismarck, ND – Today, Retire Congress North Dakota announced that its proposed amendment to the North Dakota state Constitution that would

  • Highest Ranking US Jewish Lawmaker Calls for Removal of Israel's Democratically Elected Leader

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he believes Israel needs to hold new elections in the wake of October 7. It's the harshest criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since Israel's war with Hamas began. Schumer (D-NY) says he wants Israel to change course if it wants a safe and prosperous future. "Prime Minister Netanyahu has lost his way by allowing his political survival to take precedence over the best interest of IsraelThe Netanyahu coalition no longer fits...

  • Should the US raise the retirement age?

    Larry Fink, head of the largest money manager in the world, suggested in an investor letter that the retirement age should be higher because of longer life expectancies. But is that realistic?

  • Moldovan farmers call for limiting grain imports

    Chisinau, Mar 25 (Prensa Latina) According to Russian ¨Sputnik¨, Moldovan agricultural producers today urged their government to introduce a permanent mechanism to limit imports of cereals and oil seeds, first of all, from Ukraine, the Farmers' Force alliance revealed. The post Moldovan farmers call for limiting grain imports first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Russian Lawmakers Call for Probe of West Over 'Terrorist' Attacks

    Russian lawmakers have asked the Kremlin to investigate claims that Western countries are financing and organizing "terrorist" attacks against Russian citizens.The request, made by the Russian State Duma, comes days after gunmen killed 140 people at Moscow's Crocus City Hall concert venue on Friday. The Afghanistan-based Islamic State (IS) group IS-Khorasan has claimed full responsibility for the massacre. Russian officials have charged four men, accusing them of committing a terrorist act. The...

  • Democrats Rage Over RFK Jr. Campaign in DNC Call

    Democrats slammed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he announced Nicole Shanahan as his presidential running mate on Tuesday, with lawmakers expressing worry that the pair’s campaign will siphon votes from President Joe Biden in his rematch this fall with Republican nominee Donald Trump.

  • MGMT Calls Themselves Middle-Aged. Feel Old Yet?

    For MGMT, their fifth studio album "Loss of Life" coincided with major life changes. "What came with that," they say, "is a more stable and confident existence."

  • Republicans Say It Aloud: They Want to Raise the Retirement Age

    Today on TAP: The vast majority of House GOPniks tell Americans that if they want Social Security, they need to work longer.