Comedian Bill Maher will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center in June, the center announced Wednesday. However, when it was reported that Maher was slated to receive the honor, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it “fake news.” A person with knowledge of the award recipient prior to […]
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to agree to his terms for a deal ending the war “before it is too late.” The United States has been engaged in negotiations with Iran over the past week, sending a proposed settlement that was publicly rejected by the regime on Wednesday. Trump said Iranian officials have been […]
TRUMP: “YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET APPROVAL’: In remarks last night, President Donald Trump made a small confession. He has stopped calling the war with Iran a “war,” well, because, you know, wars are supposed to be approved by Congress under that whole Article 1 thing. “I won’t use the word ‘war’ because they say […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is emerging as one of the Senate’s most frustrating Democrats, not because he wields power like a swing vote, but because he refuses to use it at all. Since joining the Senate in 2023, Fetterman has at times embraced the characteristics of the political mavericks who came before him, such as Democrats-turned-independents Joe […]
The first round of April Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 13 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on April 8. The second round will go out on April 15 to those born between the […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in six days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day […]
Israeli officials targeted Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, in an airstrike in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Several media outlets reported on Thursday that an Israeli official claimed he was killed during a military operation. Tangsiri was appointed as commander in 2018 and was the mastermind behind ordering the closure of […]
One of the main fronts in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is in Lebanon, an intricately related conflict that could be decided in negotiations with Tehran, or continue well beyond it. Hezbollah entered the war on March 2 with a barrage of missiles against Israel, breaking the fragile November 2024 ceasefire. Israel quickly responded with […]
Democrats are laying the groundwork to oppose a photo ID bill Republicans will bring to the Senate floor Thursday, arguing that voting laws are best left to the states or that the legislation before them is too restrictive. The vote, on a proposal that requires a driver’s license or comparable ID to cast a ballot […]
War is big business in Washington. Close to three dozen firms have registered to lobby the federal government on issues related to energy and defense since Israel and the United States launched strikes against Iran in late February, disclosures show. In the weeks following Feb. 28, the day the war began, a Washington Examiner review […]
