October 5, 2026 -

Seniors Waited Outside. Harlan Crow Got a Seat.

House Republicans took their push for a Social Security “fiscal commission” to a private Dallas campus owned by one of the party’s biggest donors, stacked the witness table with supporters, and let almost none of the public in. The president who promised never to touch Social Security has said nothing. Six weeks before the midterms, the question is who is actually setting the GOP’s agenda for your retirement.

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A $500 Check, a Campaign Letter, and the Price of Your Vote

Five weeks before the midterms, the Trump administration is mailing one-time refunds to fewer than one in twenty ACA enrollees, each tucked beside a letter blaming Joe Biden. The money is real. So are the premiums that more than doubled, the coverage that was canceled, and the subsidies Republicans let die. The envelope is designed to make you forget the second list.