Here's what you need to know about this week’s Social Security COLA hike
Story at a glance Around a quarter of the U.S. population — the majority of whom are retirees — receives Social Security benefits. A large cost-of-living adjustment, based on September’s inflation figures, is expected to be announced Thursday. Not all recipients will receive equal benefits from the adjustment.
Read MoreZelensky on Putin strikes: Russia trying to ‘wipe us off the face of the earth. Completely.'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said that Russia is trying to wipe Ukrainians “off the face of the earth” after a barrage of strikes hit the country, including in the capital city of Kyiv. “The 229th day of full-scale war. On the 229th day, they are trying to destroy us and wipe us off the face of the earth. Completely. Destroy our people who are sleeping at home in Zaporizhzhia. Kill people on their way to work in Dnipro and Kyiv,” Zelensky wrote on
Read MoreRussia strikes Kyiv, other cities in Ukraine in wake of bridge explosion
(VIENNA) – Russia launched attacks striking the center of Kyiv and dozens of regions in Ukraine on Monday in apparent retaliation for what Russian President Vladimir Putin called a “terrorist attack” on a crucial bridge linking Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The missile strikes on the heart of the capital city, in addition to rocket attacks across the country, marked a dramatic escalation by Russia as its troops are being pushed back on thousands of miles of territory in a lightning counteroffensive by Ukrainian armed forces and Putin comes under increasing pressu
The Hill's Morning Report — As midterms near, both parties remain on edge
Ohio Senate candidates Rep. Tim Ryan (D) and Republican J.D. Vance will debate tonight in an increasingly tight race in a state that has been considered reliably red in recent years. The Hill’s Julia Manchester writes that while the GOP has historically had an advantage in Ohio, recent polling shows Ryan closing the gap with Vance. A Wednesday Marist Poll survey shows Vance leading Ryan 4
Read MoreBoth parties brace for October surprises
Strategists and political observers on both sides of the aisle are bracing for a dreaded October surprise in the final month before Election Day, wary of anything that could upend the political landscape and reshape the outcome of an already volatile midterm cycle. There have already been a handful of unexpected hiccups. Last week, a news report detailed allegations that Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for his then-girlfriend’s abortion more than a decade ago. That was followed on Wednesday by the news that OPEC and its allies would slash oil production, ush
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