Social Security
Millions of undocumented immigrants pay into the Social Security retirement trust fund but aren’t eligible to receive benefits.
The SSI program disallows beneficiaries from saving money, but new rule changes will allow them to accept food from friends without losing benefits.
The proposal goes against former President Donald Trump’s past insistence that Republicans shouldn’t touch the popular retirement program.
The former president said there's "a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting," but his answer mostly made no sense.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"I will stop you!" the president vowed in his State of the Union address.
The former president reiterated his support Tuesday for Rep. Jodey Arrington, who’s pushing a commission that could raise taxes and cut entitlements.
Oren “Hank” McKnelly pointed out a “math problem” for the Colorado Republican as she questioned him at a House Oversight Committee hearing.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) condemned Demetrios Kouzoukas’ “overwhelming conflicts of interest” as a board member for a private insurance company.
The effort to reduce the “time tax” spent on accessing government benefits aims to make them more accessible and reduce inequality.
The Republican presidential hopeful said Social Security rules must be changed before the system goes bankrupt.