spouses

This Social Security rule is dead — but spouses still have options

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Spouses should carefully consider how they claim Social Security benefits. – Getty Images/iStockphoto Social Security beneficiaries who celebrated their 70th birthday on Jan. 1 are the last individuals to benefit from a special spousal rule. For everyone else, that rule is officially dead. Most Read from MarketWatch Individuals born on or before Jan. 1, 1954, … Read more

Former GOP House member’s wife said Sen. Markwayne Mullin put his finger in the noses of sleeping members of Congress and their spouses on a trip to Israel

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In 2015, Sen. Markwayne Mullin went to Israel along with several colleagues and their spouses. Two people on the trip said he picked the noses of sleeping members and their spouses on the bus. “It was just middle school,” one trip participant said. The wife of a former Republican congressman said Sen. Markwayne Mullin put … Read more