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U.S. Representative Lloyd Smucker in an official congressional photograph

October 3, 2026

Congress Passes Social Security Terminology Bill—What ‘Standard Benefit Age’ Means for Your Retirement

Congress has passed bipartisan legislation that would change Social Security terminology used to describe claiming ages — and if you're approaching 62, understanding how the new language works could affect one of

Health care policy meeting used for Affordable Care Act refund coverage

Health·Policy·USA

$500 ACA Refund Checks Now Going Out—Here’s Who Qualifies and When to Cash Them

More than 950,000 Americans enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans are receiving $500 payments from the U.S. Treasury. Payments began going out on September 30 and are being delivered as paper checks or direct deposits, along with a letter

October 3, 2026

Clocks Fall Back November 1 and No Federal Bill Has Changed That — Why Every State DST Push Has Stalled

Policy·USA

US clocks fall back one hour on November 1, 2026, at 2 a.m. local time — which becomes 1 a.m. Daylight saving time has

White House seeks $810 million funding cuts as September 30 deadline puts rescission rules under pressure

News·Policy·USA

The White House submitted a package on September 25 seeking to rescind $810 million in already-approved federal funding — and the timing is the

News·USA

Pentagon Withdraws 1,350 National Guard Troops From Los Angeles, Keeping 250 for Federal Protection

The Pentagon has ordered the withdrawal of 1,350 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, continuing the drawdown of military personnel deployed there since early June. Around 250 Guard members will remain in

Karmactive Staff

August 4, 2025

News·Policy·USA

USDA Relocates 2,600 DC Staff to Five Regional Hubs as Previous Move Saw 75% Refuse Relocation

In a major reorganization announced yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will relocate more than half of its Washington-area workforce to five regional hubs across the country. Secretary Brooke Rollins described

Govind Tekale

July 25, 2025

News·Policy·USA

Department of Education Halts IBR Student Loan Forgiveness: 1.5 Million Applications in Limbo

The Department of Education has temporarily suspended forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) program, affecting thousands of borrowers who may have reached their 20 or 25-year forgiveness thresholds. The department cites system

Sunita Somvanshi

July 22, 2025

Arturo Gamboa has been released from the Salt Lake County Jail. From his attorney: “Sad case. And the trigger happy former Army soldier who shot 2 men and killed one hasn’t spent 5 minutes in jail.” Photo Source- @AdamHerbets (X)

Latest·News·USA

24-Year-Old Murder Suspect Released After Never Firing Shot at 10,000-Person No Kings Protest

7:54 PM PDT- 21/06/2025 Another round of protests against Donald Trump and his administration have been planned across the United States on July 17 under the banner of Good Trouble Lives On.

Govind Tekaleand

Karmactive Staff

June 21, 2025

Massive crowd at the San Francisco No Kings Protest. Photo Source: @BenRossTweets (X)

News·USA

Federal Workers Union Backs Anti-Trump Protests While Members Guard ICE Facilities

3:30 AM PDT – 19/06/2025 1:59 AM PDT – 19/06/2025

Govind Tekaleand

Karmactive Staff

June 19, 2025

Heading back to Riverside - Photo Source :- Flicker - Photo Credit :-Daniel Orth

Climate·News·USA

Federal Agencies End $190 Social Cost of Carbon Under Trump Executive Order

President Trump’s Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy,” discontinued federal agencies’ use of the social cost of carbon (SCC) by disbanding the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases

Rahul Somvanshi

May 17, 2025

Aviation·USA

Newark ATC Blackouts: 90 Seconds of Flying Blind Exposes FAA’s 3,500 Controller Shortage and Aging Systems

Air traffic controllers at Philadelphia TRACON Area C faced a pilot’s worst fear on April 28. For 90 crucial seconds, radar screens went completely black, radios fell silent, and around 15-20 aircraft

Sonali Tiwary

May 11, 2025

Conservation·Nature·Wildlife

Migratory Bird Treaty Act Rollback Ends Penalties for 1 Billion Industrial Bird Deaths Yearly

The U.S. Department of the Interior has reinstated a controversial interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) that removes protections for birds killed accidentally by industrial activities. The April 11 decision

Karmactive Staff

April 22, 2025

Representative image. Department of Health and Human Services. Photo Source: American Life League (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

News·USA

HHS Restructuring: 10,000 Job Cuts, $1.8B Savings, Backlash & Agency Merges Stir Federal Policy

A sweeping plan to slash the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) workforce by over 10,000 employees has hit a wall amid growing backlashes. The controversial restructuring effort, which aimed to

Rahul Somvanshi

April 3, 2025

Representative Image: Plastic straws. Photo Source: Chemist 4 U (Flickr)

Plastic·USA

Trump Reverses Paper Straw Policy in Federal Facilities

President Donald Trump wants plastic straws back in civil structures. His February 10, 2025 order stops government services from buying paper straws. The change reverses rules set by President Biden to phase

Govind Tekaleand

Karmactive Staff

February 21, 2025

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