Sanders Warns Democrats: Don’t Support Bill to Fast-Track Social Security Cuts

 August 4, 2026
Jake Johnson 

“If the Democratic Party is ever to regain the faith of ordinary Americans it must stand firm on the issue of Social Security,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on May 20, 2026.

Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of relief

August 4, 2026
Amy Myers Jaffe 

Smoke plumes rise from Saudi Aramco’s oil refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, on July 26, 2026, after Houthi missile and drone strikes were launched from Yemen. Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2026