President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are hosting the White House‘s annual Easter egg roll, a tradition celebrated since 1878, on Monday. The event is set to start at 10 a.m. on the South Lawn. The White House is using 30,000 eggs from Braswell Family Farms in Nashville, North Carolina, according to Agriculture […]
The May 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 25 days. SSI payments are typically issued to beneficiaries on the first day of each month. Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries […]
Israel launched another attack on Iran’s South Pars petrochemical facility on Monday, striking the world’s largest natural gas field for the second time since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the strike, announcing the country’s military “carried out a powerful strike on the largest petrochemical facility in […]
Iran’s energy grid is set to face the full fury of the United States’s military power on Tuesday if it does not make a deal with President Donald Trump. The country could also face a revolt from civilian protesters supplied with U.S. weapons, the president suggested Sunday. Over the weekend, Trump said Iran had 48 […]
After weeks of scrutiny for his focus on the Iran war and criticism for visiting Disney World during a partial government shutdown, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is turning his focus closer to home: the campaign staffers of his primary election rivals. Graham, facing two main GOP challengers in his reelection bid, assembled local media in […]
Multiple senior members of Iranian military leadership were killed in strikes conducted by Israel Defense Forces on Monday. Among them were Iran’s Revolutionary Guard intelligence chief and a militia commander. The casualties mark the latest members of high-ranking Iranian officials killed during the Iran war. Majid Khademi was Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief of […]
With an eye on the next round of redistricting, Democrats are investing heavily in local races and state parties, aiming to rebuild power in red and rural areas ahead of 2030 after fierce losses in 2024 with President Donald Trump’s electoral victory. Rebuilding a party According to poll research from the Associated Press-NORC Center for […]
The firing of former Attorney General Pam Bondi underscored the challenges of the job under President Donald Trump. If acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, or his eventual replacement, leaves the Justice Department on good terms with Trump, they may well be the first to do so. Jeff Sessions was the first senator to endorse Trump […]
The first round of April Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in two days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, April 8. The second round will go out on April 15 to those born between […]
Pope Leo XIV continued his quest for peace on Easter Sunday, urging for an end to the multiple military conflicts throughout the world. In his first Easter as pope, Leo delivered the traditional Easter “Urbi et Orbi” blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica before 50,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Leo called […]
