The annual COLA is vital for Social Security beneficiaries to make ends meet, but 2.5% is not nearly enough for seniors living on fixed incomes. Democrats have a plan to enhance benefits & improve the COLA to accurately reflect seniors' expenses. Let's pass Social Security 2100!

President Biden says the risk of political figures sharing misinformation about Hurricane Milton is "real.""It misleads people. It puts people in circumstances where they're panicked, where they're really, really, really worried, they think they're not being taken care of."

Thousands of Donald Trump's "God Bless the USA" Bibles — sold for $59.99 each — were printed in a country that the former president has frequently accused of engaging in unfair trade practices and stealing American jobs: China.

.@SenRickScott (R-MAGA) refused to fund FEMA for his own constituents during hurricane season. He’s vulnerable this election & it's time to finally #StopScott. For every $500 we raise, we’ll make Rick Scott's face a little bigger...and creepier. 💻: https://t.co/iCVsLwY72g

I’ve written more about it here:

"Women are not some piece of collectively owned community property the disposition of which is decided by majority vote. Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy, even taking into consideration

"For these women, the liberty of privacy means that they alone should choose whether they serve as human incubators for the five months leading up to viability. It is not for a legislator, a judge, or a Commander from The Handmaid’s Tale to tell these women what to do with their

#BREAKING 18 individuals & entities charged w/ widespread fraud and manipulation in crypto markets. More than $25 million in crypto seized. Bots responsible for millions of dollars’ worth of wash trades for approx. 60 cryptocurrencies deactivated. 🔗 https://t.co/P8yp9feACS

@Acyn Secretary Mayorkas says these lies are keeping people from filing FEMA claims, and then criminals will target victims to take their money. Donald is shameful.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirms to Bloomberg News that Trump sent COVID test machines to Vladimir Putin at the height of the pandemic.

Wisconsin evangelical megachurch pastor, Gabriel Mills, who was arrested for using a parishioner’s phone to send himself nude photos of the parishioner’s wife, has been rearrested after another survivor came forward.

3. On October 3, the Florida Department of Health sent a letter to Mark Higgins, the General Manager of WFLA, Tampa's NBC affiliate. The letter claimed that the ad violated Florida's law against "sanitary nuisance." https://t.co/9hW0mfrGdt

This is absolutely huge. The ability for Medicare to cover in-home health care would be life changing to so many families. This would be a monumental step in changing our system of caregiving, helping to lower costs, reduce financial strain, and decrease the emotional burden on

I took care of my mother when she was sick with cancer—I know that caregiving is about dignity. My plan will allow Medicare to cover in-home health care, which will lower costs and reduce the financial and emotional stress for families across the country.

North Carolina National Guard air assets have completed 146 flight missions, resulting in the rescue of 538 people and 150 pets. #Burnsville #BurnsvilleNC 🎥: Maj. Monica Ebert #Helene #HeleneNC

The contrast between CEO and worker is marked and jarring:

FEMA has had to fact-check Trump.   On their website, FEMA makes clear:   "No money is being diverted from disaster response needs. FEMA's disaster response efforts and individual assistance is funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which is a dedicated fund for disaster

😳 @Thom_Hartmann lays out why red states especially ones with Republican supermajorities (like ours 👋🏽) are poorer, sicker, less educated— while we depend more on the federal government. Not an accident. Policy choices. https://t.co/BJ8EjSa2SE

Requiring the Bible and Ten Commandments to be taught in schools is bad enough. Requiring the Bible purchased to be the “Trump Bible” is just insanity. Ryan Walters needs to resign.