Author: Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner

A fierce debate over how to reform Social Security is playing out in the nation’s capital as the program’s long-term solvency is in question and amid new efforts to cut staff and restrict services from billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The push to reform the program, which delivers a monthly check to some…

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security Administration will testify before the Senate on Tuesday. The SSA is at the forefront of political and legal battles following efforts to shrink the government drastically, which are assisted by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Frank Bisignano, chief executive of financial technology company Fiserv,…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) credited Republicans’ election night wins on “candidate quality” after they not only flipped the Senate but could end up with a larger-than-expected majority. “Candidate quality is essential, absolutely essential,” McConnell said Wednesday at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “I think we had the best candidates everywhere yesterday.” Senate…

Latino voters were less likely to support Vice President Kamala Harris than they were President Joe Biden in 2020, a critical shift that helped put former President Donald Trump on the path to victory. More than half of Hispanic voters supported Harris, but that was down slightly from the roughly 6 in 10 who backed…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) won reelection to his Texas Senate seat in a closely watched race against Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), a boost for Republicans’ quest for control of the upper chamber. The Associated Press called the race for Cruz at 11:39 PM ET, shortly after the polls closed in Arizona. With 77 percent ballots…

Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) won the New Jersey Senate race to replace ex-Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in the upper chamber, a positive development as Democrats battle to hang on to their Senate majority. The Associated Press called the race for Kim at 8 p.m. EST, shortly after the polls closed in New Jersey. The New…

Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) won the West Virginia Senate race on Tuesday to succeed outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), handing Republicans a major victory in their quest for control of the upper chamber. The Associated Press called the race for Justice at 7:30 PM ET, shortly after the polls closed in West Virginia. Justice defeated…

Former President Donald Trump has built his political career shattering historical norms and defying the odds. As voters make their voices heard on Tuesday, he’s on track to make his greatest political comeback yet. When Trump left the White House in January 2021 weeks after a violent mob stormed the Capitol and he was receiving…

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was the last candidate standing up to former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary race. Eight months later, she is not standing beside him on the eve of the 2024 election. While she publicly endorsed Trump, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has not campaigned next…

SALEM, Virginia – Former President Donald Trump Saturday touted a Supreme Court election integrity ruling that favored Republicans, but warned that Democrats are bound to cheat to elect Vice President Kamala Harris. The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed Virginia to purge an estimated 1,600 people from its voter rolls in an effort to stop ineligible noncitizens…