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The House-passed Social Security Fairness Act would boost the benefits of people in the United States with public pensions by eliminating reductions for those such as first responders.

Millions of Social Security recipients could soon see an expansion of their benefits, with senators expected to pass the Social Security Fairness Act this week.

Tucked in the spending bill is approval for the district to take control of the abandoned RFK Stadium site to build a new one for the Washington Commanders.

A stopgap funding measure unveiled Tuesday to avert an impending government shutdown includes a provision that will allow the Washington Commanders to eventually return to the District of Columbia with a new stadium

Approval of the sweeping bill came with little time to spare: The current NDAA expires at year’s end, and this is the Senate’s last working week of the year.

The Senate passed on Wednesday the National Defense Authorization Act , the annual defense bill that authorizes Defense Department policies and funding levels.

Tucked among the bill's more than 1,500 pages are tens of billions in added provisions, including a pay raise for lawmakers and natural disaster aid.

Congressional lawmakers are racing to pass their second stopgap funding measure of the fiscal year to avoid a Friday shutdown deadline

When McConnell returns in January for the new Congress, it will mark the first time since 2007 that he won’t be the ringleader of Senate Republicans.

The bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act will increase benefits for retirees with public pensions.