When Are August 2025 VA Benefit Payments Coming?
Millions of American veterans are set to receive their monthly disability compensation in August. Why It Matters About 6.2 million veterans in the United States receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These payments, which are issued monthly and are not taxed, go to veterans with service-connected disabilities—conditions that either began or […]
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Cubs Landing $157 Million Ace From Nationals Would Benefit Both Teams
By Drew VonScio is a Newsweek contributor based in Pittsburgh, PA. His focus is on MLB content. Drew has been with Newsweek since December 2024 and also works full-time at WTOV, a TV station in Steubenville, Ohio. He is a 2023 graduate of Bethany College (WV) and a 2024 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School […]
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Map Shows States With Biggest Drops in Social Security Benefit Recipients
Amid an aging U.S. population and heightened economic uncertainty, new federal data reveals a decline in the number of Americans receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—with some states seeing larger proportional decreases than others. While populous states like California and New York showed substantial declines in total beneficiaries, smaller states such as Alaska and Maine experienced […]
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Baby Boomers ‘Worried’ About Social Security Benefit Changes
A new poll found that more than three-quarters of Americans are concerned about potential changes to Social Security benefits, with baby boomers—the current cohort of new retirees—particularly worried. Why It Matters The Social Security Administration (SSA) pays benefits to more than 70 million Americans, forming the bedrock of income for retired and disabled Americans. Recent […]
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Would Donald Trump’s Iran Crackdown Benefit Russia? Experts Weigh In
Even before Donald Trump named Elise Stefanik the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the New York representative had touted how the president-elect would return to a “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran. The Wall Street Journal said Trump would “drastically increase” sanctions to “choke off” Iran’s oil income, which the U.S. Energy Information Administration […]
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