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Scottish benefits agency reveals annual payments – and warns of 'difficult' times ahead

SCOTLAND’S devolved benefits agency made payments totalling more than £160 million last year, as its boss has warned the next 12 months will be…

The National (Scotland)

Benefits should rise in line with inflation, Holyrood committee says

A HOLYROOD committee has called on the Scottish Government to increase benefits in line with inflation.

The National (Scotland)

Eye on unfinished agenda, Biden delivers a ‘closing argument’ in Maryland hours before decisive flurry of midterm voting

BOWIE, Md. — President Joe Biden delivered a closing argument at Bowie State University on the eve of the midterm elections, promoting the candidacy of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore and instructing Americans that democracy is at risk because of election deniers and other threats.

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Medicare phone scammers want to slash your benefits and leave you with fewer in-network providers

You answer the phone and you’re greeted by a weird tone, followed by a few seconds of silence.

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Scott sees ‘52-plus’ GOP Senate seats, says watch New Hampshire

ATHENS, Ga. — The man in charge of electing more Republican senators says to watch what happens in New Hampshire for the first sign of how election night will go.

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US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election

American voters are fractured politically and culturally ahead of Election Day, and they are anxious about where their country is heading — on inflation, abortion, immigration, crime, and much more

The Independent UK

Scottish Greens admit no price tag attached to their Universal Basic Income policy

Patrick Harvie believes UBI should be central to an independent Scotland, but said details would come later.

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Commentary: Being single is getting more expensive than ever

It took 16 months to pay off my husband’s student loans after we got married. It’s a feat that he couldn't have accomplished as a single person. There wouldn’t have been enough time in a day to work a full-time job and a side hustle, and handle the tedious tasks…

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Editorial: GOP hopes inflation will help them win. So they should say how they'd fix it

Recent polls show, as they often tend to, that Americans trust Republicans more than Democrats on economic issues — this despite decades of evidence that GOP economic stewardship has been worse for all but the richest Americans and more prone to increase the deficit. The political mileage the party is…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Scott sees '52-plus' GOP Senate seats, says watch NH

NRSC Chairman Rick Scott of Florida says Republicans could have 52-plus seats in the Senate after the election.

Roll Call

Scott blasted for Social Security plot

"Why put seniors through that?" Chuck Todd asked during a segment of Meet the Press

Salon

‘Watered down’ legal concerns included in robodebt briefing for Scott Morrison, inquiry hears

Earlier document warned proposed debt recovery measures would have ‘fundamental impacts on social security policy and legislation’, royal commission told

The Guardian - AU

Crossed-out phrase in a brief for Scott Morrison 'watered down' seriousness of potential Robodebt legal issues, inquiry hears

Warnings about legal and policy problems with the proposed Robodebt scheme were "watered down" in a brief being prepared for then social services minister Scott Morrison, according to evidence given to the Robodebt royal commission.

ABC News

Disabled children, carers and struggling parents had valid benefit claims rejected by Social Security Scotland

EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of applications had to be overturned by an agency under the control of the SNP-led Government

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Presidents Biden, Obama and Trump appeal to midterm voters at Pennsylvania rallies

Three of the six living presidents delivered dire closing messages Saturday in battleground Pennsylvania entering the final weekend of the 2022 midterm elections.

The Independent UK

Trump says US 'in decline'; Biden has his own dire warning

Former President Donald Trump is predicting America’s destruction if his fellow Republicans don’t deliver a massive electoral wave on Tuesday

Los Angeles Times

In closing campaign pitches, Democrats lean on their star: Obama

PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday, with just days left to campaign ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, three presidents converged on Pennsylvania in a last-ditch effort to lock down a must-win Senate race for their parties.

Chicago Tribune

As Democrats sweat GOP surge, politicians led by Biden fan out across Illinois in campaign season’s final weekend

CHICAGO — Politicians fanned out across the state on the final weekend of the 2022 general election campaign, led by President Joe Biden who spoke in Joliet on Saturday amid concerns that a Republican surge on Election Day could cost Democrats control of both Illinois’ political agenda and Congress.

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President Joe Biden stumps for Rep. Lauren Underwood in Illinois, says Republicans pose threat to Social Security and Medicare

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden stumped for suburban Democrats in Joliet on Saturday, part of a final weekend campaign visit to what has been a reliably blue state that underscored national Democratic concerns that Republican gains in several races could give the party control of Congress on Election Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden, in Joliet to bolster Rep. Lauren Underwood, calls Medicare, Social Security critics ‘idiots’

The president spoke at an elementary school gymnasium while stumping for Illinois congressional Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

Food co-ops are a better alternative to corporate grocers

Corporate grocers may not reflect our values in areas like sustainability and labor practices. Food co-ops allow us to own and control grocery options that reflect our values.

The Independent UK

Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes

With Medicare’s open enrollment underway, health experts are warning older adults about an uptick in misleading marketing tactics that might lead some to sign up for Medicare Advantage plans that don’t cover their doctors or prescriptions and drive up their out-of-pocket costs

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders warns ‘future of this country’ at stake in final campaign blitz before midterms

During multi-state tour before Election Day, progressive senator tells supporters that ‘the future of this country’ hinges on the balance of power at stake in congressional and state-level races

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour 'teamed up with Tories' on social security vote, say SNP

SCOTTISH Labour have been accused of “teaming up with the Tories” after the party voted against progressing legislation that would automate…

The Independent UK

White House deletes tweet praising Biden for Social Security cost of living increase

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the tweet lacked ‘context’

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