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WASHINGTON — With the 2022 election over, Congress will return to work Monday with a packed to-do list for the final weeks of the year. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, is expected to get a vote in the lame duck session. A package of revisions to the bill easily cleared the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on a 14-1 vote in September. Same-sex marriage billThe House has passed a bipartisan bill to codify federal recognition of same-sex marriage. The Senate punted it to the lame duck session, with the leader of the effort, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., saying the chamber needed more time to secure 60 votes.

Democrats cite threats to Social Security, MedicareAs Election Day approaches, Democrats are telling voters that Social Security and Medicare may be at risk if Republicans take control of Congress. Scott has called for reauthorizing Social Security and Medicare every five years in Congress, while Johnson suggests revisiting the programs annually. Minimum wage hikes on the horizonVoters will decide this month whether to make certain raises to the minimum wage in Nebraska, Nevada and Washington, D.C. In Nebraska, the measure would ratchet up the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, up from its current $9. The current minimum wage is $9.50 an hour or $10.50 an hour, depending on if a worker is offered health insurance.

☆ Millions of retirees are about to get a $140 monthly raise from Social Security to help deal with how expensive everything has gotten
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

That adjustment will put over $140 more a month in retirees' social security checks. Social security checks are tied to cost-of-living hikes from the third quarter of one year to another. "Medicare premiums are going down and Social Security benefits are going up in 2023, which will give seniors more peace of mind and breathing room,"Acting Social Security Administration Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi said in a release. "Seniors deserve increases in their Social Security checks to keep up with risings costs — this year, and every year. Democrats are fighting to protect and expand Social Security, funded by the wealthy paying their fair share," Warren tweeted on Thursday.

☆ Rep. Matt Gaetz sought a preemptive pardon from Trump over an investigation into whether he sex-trafficked a 17-year-old, WaPo reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Washington Post reported Gaetz sought a preemptive presidential pardon in a sex trafficking investigation. Sources told WaPo that Johnny McEntee, a White House official, testified he received the request from Gaetz. A spokesperson for Gaetz told Insider the congressman never directly asked Trump for a pardon. McEntee also testified Gaetz said he asked White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for a pardon. "As for himself, President Trump addressed this malicious rumor more than a year ago stating, 'Congressman Matt Gaetz has never asked me for a pardon.'

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