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CBO Warns Social Security Trust Fund Depletion Is Drawing Closer

The Congressional Budget Office said the Social Security trust fund’s exhaustion date is approaching, prompting some congressional Republicans to discuss possible payroll-tax changes to avoid sharp benefit reductions.
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FCC Proposes Cybersecurity Labeling Standards for Connected Consumer Devices
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Investors Weigh Energy Costs, Earnings and Trade Tensions
US Southwest Faces Extended Extreme Heat as Power and Health Systems Come Under Strain
NASA Completes Propulsion Tests for Future Crewed Lunar Missions
California Jury Finds Bill Cosby Liable in 1972 Sexual Assault Case
FBI Director Kash Patel Sues The Atlantic for $250 Million
Judge Allows Charlie Kirk Murder Case Against Tyler James Robinson to Advance
Trump Launches ‘Shield of the Americas’ Regional Security Initiative
Iceland Summons US Ambassador Over Trump Map Depicting Countries Under American Sovereignty
US Regulators Tell Banks to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Liquidity for Cross-Border Payments
US Diesel Prices Reach Record $5.85 a Gallon Amid Middle East Disruptions
More Than 60 US Veterans Arrested in Capitol Protest Against Iran Conflict
Supreme Court Seeks Administration Response in Voter Verification Database Dispute
Trump Administration Cancels Atlantic Offshore Wind Projects in $1 Billion TotalEnergies Deal
Justice Department Charges ICE Agent Over Fatal Protest Shooting
US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations
Federal Judge Blocks Changes to US Childhood Immunization Policy
US Appeals Court Keeps Block on IRS Sharing Taxpayer Data With Immigration Authorities
Pentagon Designates Anthropic a National Supply Chain Risk
US Senate Confirms Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security Secretary
Trump Threatens US Sales Ban on Bombardier Unless Aircraft Production Moves Stateside
US Envoys Hold Peace Talks With Russian and Ukrainian Leaders in Moscow and Kyiv
US Launches Heavy Strikes on Iranian Military and Maritime Targets as Hormuz Conflict Escalates
Veterans and Democratic Lawmakers Oppose Planned 200-Foot Arch Near Arlington
US Regulators Issue Joint Guidance on Digital Credentials for Bank Customer Verification
Senate Confirms 53 Trump-Nominated Federal Judges Since January 2025
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NASA Completes Hot-Fire Tests for Next-Generation Deep-Space Propulsion
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FCC Tightens Rules Against Illegal Cross-Border Robocalls
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US Security Envoy Begins South America Tour Focused on Drugs and Regional Cooperation
USDA Reports Worsening Drought Pressure on Midwest Corn and Soybean Crops
US Auto Safety Regulator Reviews Driver Assistance Systems in Electric Vehicles
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