Research 7 Pillars to Defend Democracy in 2025 and Beyond January 17, 2025 The U.S. faces immediate threats to its democracy, including rising autocratic tendencies, polarized governance, and weakened democratic norms.The Democracy Playbook 2025 identifies seven foundational pillars—such as protecting elections and rule of law, combating corruption, and countering disinformation—as essential to safeguarding democracy. This

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President-elect Donald Trump launched an official TRUMP meme coin on Solana late Friday, attracting billions of dollars’ worth of trading volume as the coin vaulted into the top 40 cryptocurrencies by market cap. But other major meme coins appear to be falling in price as traders sell to ape into TRUMP instead. Dogecoin, for example

Illinois regulators closed Chicago-based Pulaski Savings Bank on Friday evening in the first bank failure of 2025.  The closure comes on the heels of last year’s predictions that “hundreds” of small lenders would collapse through 2026 under the pressure of higher interest rates. After the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shuttered Pulaski, the

by News 3 Staff Fri, January 17th 2025 at 3:37 PM Inflation Reduction Act adds 15 drugs to ease Medicare Part D’s financial burden Las Vegas (KSNV) — U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen announced that 15 additional medications have been selected for Medicare drug pricing negotiations, aiming to reduce costs for seniors on Medicare Part D.

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2025 is set to bring some big changes to Social Security. Some of these are positive, such as the 2.8 million Americans who will receive larger benefits thanks to the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act. However, not all Social Security changes expected this year are something to smile about. The following two changes