The first round of September Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four 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 old political proverb that “all politics is local” is becoming irrelevant to the modern campaign trail as candidates are no longer branding themselves to residents of their state but presenting a profile to the national stage. Candidates running for Congress, governor, and even lower offices in the 2026 midterm elections increasingly find themselves campaigning […]
A portion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ceiling crumbled on Friday following storms across the Washington, D.C., area, reviving calls to close the center for a two-year renovation. The ceiling collapse occurred around 5 p.m. on Friday in the main building, prompting the building to close for the evening. The […]
A Pennsylvania judge on Friday ruled that a Green Party candidate be removed from the ballot after the state party sued, alleging the hopeful was a “spoiler candidate to distract progressive voters.” Andrew Tupone had filed a petition to run for the state’s 7th Congressional District as a Green Party candidate to take on Democratic […]
Nevada Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar accused the Trump administration on Friday of flooding election offices with demands ahead of November after his office confirmed it received seven voter-related Justice Department subpoenas over the “last three months.” “The right to vote is written clearly in the constitution, and we cannot take that right away […]
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Department of Justice to reveal the masterminds behind the now-dead $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund intended to compensate people who claim the federal government improperly targeted them in investigations. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis ruled that the DOJ must turn over the names as part of a lawsuit […]
A federal judge on Friday extended a block on the U.S. Postal Service’s new mail-in ballot requirements, preventing the agency from enforcing the rules for the November midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, appointed by former President Barack Obama, granted a preliminary injunction against portions of the USPS rule, finding the challengers were likely […]
Prominent Republicans on Friday criticized a Massachusetts jury for not finding Lindsay Clancy guilty of first-degree murder, after they failed to reach a unanimous verdict following the weekslong trial. Clancy admitted she killed her three young children in 2023, but argued she should not be held criminally responsible, claiming she was in a state of […]
The Supreme Court handed Republican campaign arms a significant campaign finance victory on Friday, scuttling an effort by Democrats to slash the GOP’s cash advantage in the midterm elections. The high court ruled 8-1 to halt a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that excluded political parties and joint fundraising […]
The Department of Justice on Friday announced charges against five individuals for illegally voting or helping someone illegally register to vote in the 2022 and 2024 elections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. The case includes two people whom federal prosecutors identify as illegal immigrants, two other noncitizens, and one U.S. citizen accused of helping […]