Across-the-board cuts at the Social Security Administration are prompting questions about how the benefits of millions of recipients may be affected. Among the potential changes are layoffs for more than 10% of the agency’s workforce and the closure of dozens of offices throughout the U.

When a member of Congress is censured, it is supposed to be a rare and shameful event. The chastened lawmaker is to stand alone in the well of the House as the speaker reads out the offense they have committed and their infamy is formally recorded in the Congressional Record for posterity.