The June 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 12 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 […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, with the two leaders hailing what Putin called an unprecedented level of relations. Putin received a red-carpet welcome at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, where Xi described the China-Russian relationship as a stabilizing force in a turbulent world and warned […]
The Justice Department‘s new $1.776 billion fund to compensate victims of lawfare is giving Democrats a fresh opportunity to drag Republicans back into politically fraught debates over Jan. 6 just months before the midterm elections. The DOJ announced the fund on Monday as part of its settlement with President Donald Trump, his sons Eric and […]
Gas prices continue to rise across the country just days before Memorial Day Weekend, the traditionally recognized beginning of summer and the summer driving season. Fuel costs rose to $4.55 per gallon on Wednesday, slowly approaching the current 2026 high of $4.56 per gallon. Gas prices typically increase during this time of year, though the […]
Pennsylvania‘s primary has set the table politically for a knife-fight fall campaign — and the winners could determine whether Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives. Four Republican-held congressional districts are at the center of it: the Bucks County-centric 1st held by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA); the Lehigh Valley-based 7th held by Rep. Ryan […]
The second round of May Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment today, May 20. The first round went out on May 13 to those born on or before the 10th […]
Senate Republicans’ hopes for a low-fanfare week capped off with a major policy victory have been quickly unraveled by a series of setbacks stretching from the campaign trail to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom. Republican leaders are facing curveballs from Trump in his bid to oust their colleagues Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing to strengthen bilateral ties and discuss a range of geopolitical matters. The Sino-Russo summit comes less than a week after Xi welcomed President Donald Trump to his country. Similar to how Trump was welcomed upon arrival in China, Putin was greeted with a red […]
Warsaw, Poland — The United States wants nothing more than to transition Cuba away from its decades of failed communist economics, and Poland is reminding the White House that they know a thing or two about the process. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, speaking with reporters at the ministry building in Warsaw on Tuesday, said […]
The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday the creation of the Anti-Semitism Advisory Committee to “address the rising tide of antisemitism across the United States.” The formation of the advisory board comes as data shows that antisemitic crimes have increased to record levels in recent years. Leo Terrell, a civil rights attorney, political pundit, and senior […]
