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5 takeaways from Biden's State of the Union address

The president drew a clear distinction with House Republicans, baiting them into several moments of hectoring, while seemingly getting them to agree to not cut Social Security or Medicare.

WEKU

WH rips Manchin push for "death panels"

Biden spokesperson Andrew Bates called the proposed commissions a "death panel for Medicare and Social Security"

Salon

Even Biden's 'unity' agenda could be tough going - Roll Call

Even Biden's 'unity' agenda he laid out in his State of the Union speech could be tough going with Republicans.

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New benefits for people of State Pension age and unpaid carers to launch over next two years

Timetable announced for Carer Support Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Assistance.

Daily Record

Payday Friday is becoming payday Wednesday, thanks to banks and credit unions

Payday Friday is increasingly coming one or two days early — on Wednesday or sometimes Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: Mike Pence, would-be president, has a plan to kill Social Security. It will cost you

Former Vice President Mike Pence dipped his toes into the presidential campaign waters on Feb. 2 with a proposal that would mean the death of Social Security.

Los Angeles Times

Outrage as Joe Biden branded "liar" by angry heckler in State of the Union speech

Republicans heckled US president Joe Biden's State of the Union address in Congress, with some claiming he's a "liar". Some conservatives jumped up to the feet throughout the address, too

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Biden stares down Republican hecklers in feisty State of the Union speech tackling economy, police reform and China

Joe Biden engaged in a running back-and-forth with Republicans that at times seemed more like something out of Prime Minster’s Questions than anything in the American parliamentary tradition

The Independent UK

Here are the key takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s address to Congress foreshadowed his 2024 stump speech, if as expected he runs for a second term — but at times it was almost drowned out by the Republican heckling.

Tribune News Service

George Santos drama, balloon stunt popped, and a fired-up Biden: Big moments from a testy State of the Union

American politics can be a brutal business, but the State of the Union is almost always a respectful affair. This year's speech was marked by heckling, boos, and snide comments from the gallery.

ABC News

Republicans call Biden ‘liar’ in off-script tussle over Medicare

WASHINGTON — If President Joe Biden was trying to agitate Republicans over cutting Social Security and Medicare, it worked.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s State of the Union address: key takeaways

Speech covered China, abortion and the border while challenging Republicans on threats to Medicare and social security

The Guardian - US

Five key takeaways from Biden’s combative State of the Union address

The president toggles between the magnanimous bipartisan dealmaker and combative incumbent battling Republican heckling

The Independent UK

Biden Promises To Let Social Security's Ship Keep Sinking

Biden vowed to block any attempts to cut Social Security benefits, and Republicans made it clear that they have little appetite to try it.

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State of the Union erupts as Biden and GOP trade barbs

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was caught on a hot mic yelling "you lie" and "liar."

The Independent UK

AOC and Sanders call McCarthy’s bluff on Social Security and Medicare cuts

The House speaker has said that the two entitlement programs are ‘off the table’ in debt limit negotiations

Roll Call

Biden attracts GOP jeers over debt limit, while pushing unity - Roll Call

Whether or not Biden was intending to bait Republicans into jeering his call for raising the debt limit without preconditions, he got them.

Daily Record

Full list of benefits and payments only available to people living in Scotland this year

Check you are claiming all the financial support you are entitled to in 2023.

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Delay to benefits powers handover as DWP retain control of disability payments

PLANS to transfer control of some types of benefits to the Scottish Government will be delayed for another three years, it has emerged.

Daily Record

Scottish benefits system delayed again as DWP agrees to handle some payments until 2026

The Scottish Government was handed powers over a range of benefits but the creation of a new devolved system has been hit by repeated delays.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow woman with MS calls Scottish Government disability assessment 'cruel'

Catriona Halket, 65, suffers from MS and believes the Government's intoduction of the 20 metre rule could really hamper her sense of independence and leave many feeling vulnerable.

Tribune News Service

McCarthy, House Republicans reframe debt limit strategy

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have started downplaying their desire to cut spending in conjunction with lifting the debt limit, seeking to reframe their strategy as targeting “waste” and finding “efficiencies.”

Roll Call

McCarthy, House Republicans reframe debt limit strategy - Roll Call

House Republicans are downplaying their desire to cut spending in conjunction with lifting the debt limit, seeking to reframe their strategy.

USAFacts

How much money does the government spend per person?

The federal government spent $6.48 trillion in 2022, averaging out at $19,434 per person.

The Independent UK

Liz Weston: ‘Bridge’ your way to Social Security

Delaying the start of Social Security retirement benefits can dramatically increase your monthly benefit and your lifetime income

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