The October 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 25 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
This story is part of a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle. Scroll down to the bottom of the story for the latest prediction market odds of who is going to win. The GOP is in final preparations for the Republican Midterm Convention […]
EXCLUSIVE — The nation’s largest Tea Party group, Tea Party Patriots Action, is emerging as a leader in training thousands of poll watchers and workers across several battleground states before the midterm elections. The next training for the group will occur a day after the Republican National Committee midterm convention ends next week. Tea Party […]
The first round of September Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The second round will go out on Sept. 16 to those born between […]
The percentage of independent voters who “lean more toward the Democratic Party” has ticked upwards ahead of November’s midterm elections, according to the latest quarterly party affiliation data aggregated by Gallup. Of the respondents in the Q2 survey who considered themselves neither a Republican nor a Democrat, 49% said they lean toward the Democratic Party, […]
The Republican National Committee announced on Saturday the full list of keynote speakers who will stump for Republican candidates at the midterm elections convention next week. The first-of-its-kind event, to be held in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday and Thursday, will feature President Donald Trump as the keynote speaker on Night One, while Vice President JD […]
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson fired back at Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Saturday after she mentioned in an interview earlier this week that the mother of Jackson’s two children is his second cousin. “Senator Collins is going to attack, I mean she has been attacking, my personal life, my children, stuff like that, […]
The Congressional Black Caucus and other Democratic lawmakers condemned anti-Israel journalist Rula Jebreal on Friday after she criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for supporting Israel. “His name is ‘Hakeem.’ ‘Hakeem is an Arabic name which means ‘healer,'” Jebreal said while speaking with commentator Wajahat Ali on his podcast “The Left Hook.” “He is […]
MAGA Inc., the political action group aligned with President Donald Trump, is spending $10 million on television and digital advertising to support Republican Ken Paxton in the closely watched Texas Senate race, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission. The spending marks MAGA Inc.’s first major expenditure in a competitive 2026 general […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers. The first U.S. Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882. Some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the Central Labor […]
