New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) hit notes of bipartisanship, spoke about affordability, and emphasized her resistance to the Trump administration‘s agenda in her inaugural address on Saturday. Spanberger, clad in a bright-white overcoat with gold accents, made her first speech as Virginia governor soon after she was sworn in. OPINION: DEMOCRATS’ ‘IMMUNITY BY INSANITY’ […]
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza. The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington says the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details. Saturday’s statement also said Prime Minister […]
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world. The signing ceremony in Paraguay’s humid capital of […]
European countries that don’t align with the Trump administration on an acquisition of Greenland by the United States will face tariffs, President Donald Trump said Saturday. Trump noted that the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will face a 10% tariff starting in February. The tax will […]
SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of Spaniards watched horses gallop through towering flames, hours before pet owners in Madrid on Saturday took their dogs and cats to church to be blessed with holy water. The contrasting Spanish traditions take place every January to honor St. Anthony the Abbott, the patron saint of […]
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is set to be inaugurated as Virginia’s next governor around noon Saturday. SPANBERGER DELIVERS DEMOCRATS HUGE WIN IN VIRGINIA AFTER DEFEATING EARLE-SEARS FOR GOVERNORSHIP Spanberger beat Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears decisively in last year’s election to become the state’s first female governor. “Good morning, Virginia! Today at noon, the work begins,” Spanberger wrote […]
The second round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 21. The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14 to recipients born on […]
February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 13 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February’s payment will go out on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]
After spending 22 years in the military, earning three master’s degrees, and raising four children, Marine veteran Chris Burnett told the Washington Examiner he was ready to “just comfortably exist.” But frustrations about the decline of the middle class in Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, which he said has been spurred by a “series of millionaires… […]
The Make America Healthy Again movement has emerged as one of the Trump administration’s clearest political assets ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The movement spearheaded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drawn in parents, wellness advocates, and health-focused voters who say Washington is finally addressing issues they have raised […]
