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With inflation easing, the next annual social security increase is markedly smaller than the 8.7% boost in 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) […]
February 8, 2023
Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison tells theGrio that the behavior from Republicans was “embarrassing” to the nation.
January 22, 2023
A Biden-Harris administration official tells theGrio Republicans have “weaponized” the debt ceiling limit.
October 11, 2022
Social Security’s cost of living adjustment, otherwise known as the COLA, for 2023 is expected to be around 9% or even higher, the highest in 40 years, analysts estimate.
June 3, 2022
A stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the pandemic has pushed back the go-broke dates for Social Security and Medicare.
September 25, 2020
Derlin Newey, who’s known for his standard greeting when he doles out pizza for Papa John’s, got a special delivery himself this week.
If Americans want to retire in peace, they may need to save substantially more, given the precarious state of Social Security.
August 9, 2020
Hillary Clinton said President Donald Trump’s executive actions on Saturday signaled his intention to dismantle Social Security and Medicare if re-elected.
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April 19, 2018
Senator Bernie Sanders wants us to listen to Cardi B when it comes to social security. In a recent interview with, the Bronx rapper opened up about how much she loves Franklin D. Roosevelt and how “if it wasn’t for him, old people wouldn’t even get Social Security.'”
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 13, 2015
theGRIO REPORT – The Department of Education is threatening to dock Willie Chaney’s social security check again for outstanding “student loans.” The problem? Chaney claims he never took the loans out and has never even enrolled in college…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 28, 2014
OPINION – You can say what you want about Obamacare, but you can’t call it a failure. It is turning into a political and practical success story, and it is gaining momentum every day…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
January 14, 2014
(AP) – Top lawmakers on Capitol Hill Monday unveiled a $1.1 trillion spending bill funding the so-called discretionary budgets of every federal agency and program…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 24, 2013
OPINION – As some Republicans gloat over the technical hiccups of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, more popularly known as Obamacare, the glitches aren’t exactly unprecedented…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 1, 2013
CNBC – They said one program would end freedom in America, and worried that another was akin to socialism…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 15, 2013
SLIDESHOW – Whether you are planning how to use your tax refund, writing a check for 2012 tax payments or filing an extension, here are some of the programs funded by your tax dollars..
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 13, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) – The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, FBI director and other U.S. politicians and celebrities crisscrossed continents and included a San Francisco-based Internet company, Cloudflare, The Associated Press has learned…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT – When it comes to America’s debt, Generation X who came late to the beer party and could be stuck with the entire tab…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 18, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both President Barack Obama and Congress’ most powerful Republican are making significant concessions just two weeks before the economy-threatening ‘fiscal cliff’…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
September 19, 2012
Lupe Fiasco is taking on a new adversary in D.L. Hughley. The rapper was criticized by the comedian after expressing his disinclination to vote in the November presidential election…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 9, 2012
It seems like every week lately conservative Congressman Allen West makes a controversial political statement…