What the Debt Ceiling Means for Social Security and More

[ad_1] It’s about two weeks away from the federal government’s inability to pay its bills – and that could delay benefits payments to tens of millions of retirees, Medicare and Medicaid providers, and many who receive checks from the U.S. Treasury. Republicans in Congress Prevent Democrats from raising the federal debt limitthis could lead to …

US Debt Ceiling: Everything You Need to Know

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – As Congress continues to flirt with the idea not raising or suspending the country’s debt limit, economists and scientists are once again wondering whether creative escapes like the one trillion dollar coin or the 14th Republicans and Democrats disagree over who is responsible for raising the nation’s debt cap. Democrats insist that …

As GOP Hits Debt Ceiling, Democrats Try to Embarrass McConnell

[ad_1] Congress and President Donald J. Trump had suspended the debt limit until July 31 of this year when the issue last surfaced in August 2019. On August 2, the Treasury reset the debt limit to $28.4 trillion, and the government exceeded that limit days later, less than seven months into President Biden’s term. Second, …

Marcia Nasatir, who broke the glass ceiling in Hollywood, dies at 95

[ad_1] Marcia Nasatir, The first woman to become vice president of a major Hollywood studio — though she never managed one, unlike some female executives who followed her — she died on August 3 in Woodland Hills, California. He was 95 years old. His sons, Mark and Seth, confirmed the death at the Cinema and …