Tag: security
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73% of workers worry Social Security won’t be able to pay retirement benefits. Here’s what advisors say
Most Americans are concerned about what may happen to Social Security when its retirement trust fund crosses a projected 2033 depletion date, according to a new Bankrate survey. Nearly three-quarters, 73%, of non-retired adults and 71% retired adults say they worry they won’t receive their benefits if the trust fund runs out. The October survey included 2,492 individuals.…
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Election officials beef up security at the polls
Election officials across the country are ramping up their security measures at polling places with voting underway in the presidential race, from beefing up law enforcement presence to donning bulletproof vests to deploying drones for surveillance amid an increasingly hostile environment. The once-routine business of running elections in America has become much more fraught with…
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Trump and Harris shift strategies on the trail amid security threats
Amid heightened security concerns and mounting staffing issues within the U.S. Secret Service, both presidential campaigns have curtailed the frequency and kinds of events they’re holding on the trail, four sources with the campaigns said. Officials with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s camps say they’ve pulled back on the so-called “off-the-record” stops — when a…
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House task force details security failures before first Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON — The Secret Service did not properly plan and coordinate with local law enforcement ahead of former President Donald Trump’s July 13 campaign rally, where he was shot at in an assassination attempt, a new report says. The interim report by the House task force investigating the attempt on his life that day says…
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Acting Secret Service director responds to critical new report about security failures
The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday he was concerned about the morale of his overworked agents, as he addressed an independent review that called for “fundamental reform” within the agency to prevent assassination attempts like the one in July that injured former President Donald Trump. In an exclusive interview with NBC…
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Intel faces headwinds in China as trade body calls for security probe
Intel products sold in China have been recommended for a security review by local officials who allege that the U.S. chipmaker poses “serious risks” to national security. In a statement on Wednesday evening, the Cybersecurity Association of China outlined alleged vulnerabilities in Intel’s CPU chips, claiming the flaws in product quality and security management show an “irresponsible attitude toward…
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Social Security payroll tax limit increases for 2025. Here’s how that may affect you
In 2025, millions of retired Americans will see a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment for benefit payments, according to the Social Security Administration. But a lesser-known tax change will also impact higher-income workers. The Social Security Administration on Oct. 10 unveiled a higher threshold for earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes, known as the “taxable maximum” or “wage base.” The limit shifts annually…
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Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin tangle over national security and tout bipartisan credentials in Michigan Senate debate
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers clashed repeatedly here Tuesday over who would best represent their purple state during the first debate of their hotly contested Senate race. The tone during their hour-long debate, hosted by NBC News affiliate WOOD-TV, was mostly civil. But there were several…
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Former Trump national security aides endorse him amid turmoil overseas
WASHINGTON — A group of national security experts led by Cabinet members from the Trump administration endorsed the former president Wednesday, citing his foreign policy record and calling him “a peacemaker.” The group, organized by former Trump national security adviser Robert O’Brien and former National Security Council chief of staff Alex Gray, wrote in a…
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California enacts laws to protect child influencers’ financial security
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills to protect the earnings of child influencers and content creators into law Thursday. Newsom signed SB 764, a bill that requires content creators that feature children in at least 30% of their content to set aside a proportionate percentage of their earnings in trusts for the minors. State…