Karl W. Smith Republicans in Congress have proposed a plan to shore up the Social Security Trust Fund, mainly by slowly increasing the retirement age from 67 to 69. Despite an immediate objection from President Joe Biden and top Democrats, raising the retirement age is crucial to the long-term health of Social Security. As recently as 2020, Social Security took in more … [Read more...] about Raising Social Security’s retirement age is the least bad option
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The Supreme Court tackles abortion again. How much will it hurt Republicans in 2024?
Jackie Calmes To the dismay of Republicans, and the advantage of Democrats, abortion rights remain a high-priority issue for voters nearly two years after the Supreme Court ended a half-century of constitutional protection nationwide. That should come as no surprise. The topic has rarely been out of the news since the Dobbs decision, what with all the coverage of red … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court tackles abortion again. How much will it hurt Republicans in 2024?