There are whispers on Capitol Hill of a rare bipartisan effort to overhaul Social Security as the program is set to go broke in less than 10 years

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Sen. Mitt Romney (L), President Joe Biden (R).
President Joe Biden has previously said that he's open to ideas to avoid Social Security's impending insolvency. A group of bipartisan lawmakers including Sen. Mitt Romney are reportedly considering a federal Sovereign Wealth Fund as one proposal.

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GOP Sen. Mike Lee's 'based' personal Twitter account briefly suspended after he tweeted at Japanese prime minister

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Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at a hearing on January 24, 2023.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at a hearing on January 24, 2023.

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Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney will be a professor at the University of Virginia

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Former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming at the final meeting of the January 6 committee on December 19, 2022.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming at the final meeting of the January 6 committee on December 19, 2022.

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Republicans stoke 2024 culture wars by attacking Biden's socially conscious investing rule

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US President Joe Biden delivers remarks in front of a giant American flag at the Kempsville Recreation Center on February 28, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks in front of a giant American flag at the Kempsville Recreation Center on February 28, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Ron DeSantis' past views could come back to bite him in Iowa, a critical state for any GOP challenger to Trump

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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Kevin McCarthy gave Tucker Carlson access to secret January 6 footage. Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have little to say about it.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at a press conference on Capitol Hill in February 2023.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at a press conference on Capitol Hill in February 2023.

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Matt Gaetz unknowingly cites Chinese Communist newspaper during Ukraine military funding hearing

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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on February 28, 2023.

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Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger is calling for a new House hearing on stock trade ban legislation: 'We must continue the momentum'

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Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia speaks at an April 2022 press conference about banning members of Congress from trading stocks as fellow lawmakers look on.
Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia speaks at an April 2022 press conference about banning members of Congress from trading stocks as fellow lawmakers look on.

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Rep. George Santos thanked a lawmaker for 'stopping by' for a chat. The lawmaker said this was a lie, and that he went to protest and ask for his resignation.

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Rep. George Santos in the Capitol Visitor Center on February 7, 2023.

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A growing group of lawmakers think TikTok is 'digital fentanyl' and want to ban it. Many others remain skeptical.

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Hand holding a gavel over the tiktok logo, wavering back and forth slightly, with the Capitol in the background

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