Sen. Cassidy plans to push 'big idea' for Social Security reform in last days in office
As Social Security faces an imminent funding shortfall, Sen. Bill Cassidy said he has come up with a plan to invest in the stock market on the program...
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Updated Jun 24, 2026 11:30 AM ET
President Trump abruptly canceled a planned signing ceremony for a bipartisan housing affordability bill, posting on social media that the signing is off until the Senate passes his SAVE America Act. The move links two separate legislative priorities and signals Trump's willingness to weaponize executive action on housing policy.
Housing stocks and construction-related equities face uncertainty as a bipartisan bill stalls. Homebuilders and real estate investors will monitor whether Trump's demand fractures Senate Republican support for the original housing measure or forces a compromise.
This exemplifies Trump's transactional approach to legislation—using executive leverage to extract concessions on unrelated bills. It complicates bipartisan dealmaking and raises questions about the durability of any housing or affordability legislation in this Congress.
As Social Security faces an imminent funding shortfall, Sen. Bill Cassidy said he has come up with a plan to invest in the stock market on the program...
Major League Baseball backed down Monday after threatening several San Francisco Giants players over Bible verses marked on their Pride Night caps, pr...
GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he expects a diplomatic solution with Iran to fail, though he noted that he would "rather try diplomacy...
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has deployed donor funds to cover travel for his family, child care and a trip to the Super Bowl, a POLITICO review of ca...
'I consider this to be the biggest government scandal in my lifetime, and one that is crying out for full media attention and coverage'
The 22-year-old son of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has raised $30 million for a financial trading startup that is already valued at $300 million, a...
Maine Senate Democratic hopeful Graham Platner is taking fresh heat after a buried online post revealed he once branded all police officers “opportu...
The MOU is the “worst foreign policy blunder in decades,” Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wrote.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr. pushed back against Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) criticism of a reported U.S.-Iran economic framework, accusing the Texa...
NEW YORK, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into Select Medical ...
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