Social Security payments to rise 2.8%, a tick below inflation rate
(States Newsroom) — The 75 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits will see a 2.8% increase in payments next year, the Social Security...
Federal food aid for over one million Georgians to stop Nov. 1 because of...
(Georgia Recorder) — As many as 1.4 million Georgians who rely on federal food assistance could face the abrupt loss of benefits starting Nov....
Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by President Donald Trump's...
Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s placing an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner,...
Most states with National Guard troops in DC plan to withdraw this fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement initiative in Washington have set...
Georgians can now window shop for marketplace plans, but monthly costs could go up...
Georgians looking for a new or different health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act can start comparing plans now, before open enrollment starts...
Staffing shortages cause more US flight delays as government shutdown reaches 7th day
Staffing shortages led to more flight delays at airports across the U.S. on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into a seventh day,...
A combative AG Pam Bondi confronts US Senate Judiciary over Trump crackdown
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over...
Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did...
Dogs kill 2-year-old boy at Georgia daycare center
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy in south Georgia was attacked by two Rottweiler dogs and died at an unlicensed daycare center while...
USDA warns that Hello Fresh meals may contain listeria-tainted spinach
Federal health officials late Monday warned people not to eat certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria.
The...
Trump troop deployment to Oregon, Illinois intensifies confrontation with Democratic-led states
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The White House slammed a President Donald Trump-appointed federal judge Monday for blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to...