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Wall Street Journal
11 hours ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
How to Steer Clear of a Social Security Iceberg
Your editorial 'The Social Security Iceberg Gets Closer' (June 20) rightly warns of the urgent need to address Social Security's looming insolvency. Doing nothing isn't an answer, yet Congress has become paralyzed by a false choice between raising taxes and cutting benefits. There's another path, which a group of bipartisan senators and I have outlined in what we call the 'Big Idea,' a practical update to how Social Security is financed. The reform can save the program not merely for today's seniors but also for our children and grandchildren.
Washington Post
7 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Georgia man charged with leaving threatening messages for 2 Republican senators
ATLANTA — A Georgia man accused of leaving threatening voicemails for two Republican U.S. senators appeared in federal court to face charges Monday. Robert Davis Forney, 25, of Duluth, Georgia, was arraigned in Atlanta on two federal counts of communicating threats in interstate commerce, according to court records. A grand jury indicted him last week.
Bloomberg
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Trump's Birthday Parade Isn't a Harmless Military Spectacle
Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after, And the poetry he invented was easy to understand; He knew human folly like the back of his hand, And was greatly interested in armies and fleets; When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter, And when he cried the little children died in the streets. — W.H. Auden The last time I was a guest at Donald Trump's birthday party, it was a relatively tame affair in the Crystal Ballroom of one of his sprawling, financially troubled Atlantic City casinos, the Castle. It was 1990, Trump was turning 44, and a replica of a jet from his failing airline, the Trump Shuttle, adorned a stage beside reproductions of three sagging casinos he had also mismanaged.
CNA
11-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
French senate adopts bill to regulate fast fashion, targeting China's Shein
French senators have passed a bill targeting the fast fashion industry, notably Chinese e-commerce firm Shein. The proposed law seeks to clamp down on retailers they say are flooding the market with cheap and easily disposable clothing. The proposed legislation includes sanctions against companies and bans fast fashion advertisements. Ross Cullen reports from Paris.
Free Malaysia Today
02-06-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Anti-hopping law irrelevant for Dewan Negara, says ex-president
Former Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim said senators do not represent their political party directly, only implicitly. PETALING JAYA : Former Dewan Negara president Rais Yatim has dismissed calls for the anti-hopping law to be extended to members of the Senate. Rais said the anti-hopping law was irrelevant to the Dewan Negara as senators were not elected by the people but appointed by the respective state governments or the king, Utusan Malaysia reported. He said the law should only apply to the Dewan Rakyat as MPs were elected by electoral mandates while representing their political parties. 'Senators do not represent the party directly. Their appointments do not explicitly mention the party, only implicitly. Therefore, they cannot claim to represent Umno, Bersatu, or any other party. 'It is different from the Dewan Rakyat, where elected representatives contest on party tickets and are elected by the people. In that context, anti-hopping laws are appropriate, but not for the Dewan Negara,' he said. The veteran politician, who used to be in Umno before joining Bersatu, was commenting on Tengku Zafrul Aziz's decision to quit Umno to join PKR. Umno had asked its legal bureau to look into the implications of Tengku Zafrul's exit, specifically in terms of the party-hopping law and on his status as a senator.
