NYTIMES (Mark Miller) - AARP Projects 2027 Social Security COLA at 3.6%
If the AARP’s projection holds, the cost-of-living adjustment would be the largest since 2023.
REDSTATE (RedState) - Trump Moves to End 90-to-180-Day Wait for Veterans’ Benefits
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Boosts Veterans’ Support and Job Opportunities.
President Trump has signed an Executive Order to modernize data sharing between the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs, aiming to expedite access to benefits for U.S. veterans.
President Trump has signed an Executive Order to modernize data sharing between the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs, aiming to expedite access to benefits for U.S. veterans . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Tuesday to modernize data management and sharing between the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs (VA), expediting veterans’ access to benefits. The order mandates the use of secure digital tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to streamline applications and ensure real-time sharing of military and medical records. DETAIL: The Executive Order addresses longstanding inefficiencies in transferring records, which currently take 90 to 180 days, delaying veterans’…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Julie Z. Weil) - Will you get your full Social Security payout? Here’s what experts say.
The Social Security trust fund is on track to hit zero by 2032. Ten experts share their predictions about who will get benefits.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - 5 things to know in veterans news: 2027 disability pay rate increase, new epilepsy treatment, a cookbook from a 90-year-old veteran | Stars and Stripes
The VA disability compensation rate increase is expected to be 3.7% or 3.8%, a 90-year-old veteran has a new cookbook and a new VA epilepsy treatment.
STRIPES (Stars and Stripes Briefin) - Veterans can’t wait for a perfect bill. Pass the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act. | Stars and Stripes
Waiting has become Washington’s easiest answer, and it is the one answer the veteran community cannot afford.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Higher 2027 COLA could boost benefits for millions
Some analysts note that higher benefit payments would also increase Social Security's costs.
AI:Social Security beneficiaries may see a significant boost in their monthly checks due to a projected increase in the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2027. While these higher benefit payments provide much-needed relief for millions of Americans facing inflationary pressures, analysts warn that such an increase will simultaneously drive up the overall costs and financial obligations of the Social Security program.Open
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - ‘Clear and present danger’ or needed update? Proposed benefit cuts for sweeping veterans bill prompt impassioned responses | Stars and Stripes
The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act has divided veterans and the largest advocacy organizations that represent them.
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - No More ‘Dependency’ — DHS To Deny Green Cards To Immigrants On Welfare
‘Reaffirming the requirement of self-reliance’
DAILYCALLER (Geoffrey Ingersoll) - INGERSOLL: We Badly Need To Address The 100% Disabled Veteran Bullsh*tters
Sorry to say, but the door needs to be shut on future claims