Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) is making a special campaign announcement Thursday morning in his home state of South Carolina. It’s unclear at this time what the topic of the announcement will be, but many are speculating that he may be the latest congressman to retire at the end of this year. Clyburn, 85, has served […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has an early lead against former Vice President Kamala Harris in California for a hypothetical 2028 presidential primary race, according to a new poll. 28% of Democratic primary voters support Newsom in the Golden State. That gives the term-limited governor double the support of Harris, who sits at 14%. The 2028 […]
Supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, has released his first-ever address as ayatollah of the Islamic Republic, but he did not appear on camera to deliver it himself. Khamenei told his compatriots that “the closure of the Strait of Hormuz should continue as a means of exerting pressure on the enemy.” The speech was read […]
The United Nations estimated that over 3 million Iranians have been displaced due to the war with Israel and the United States, a number set to rise as the bombing campaign continues. The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees cited preliminary estimates holding that between 600,000 and 1 million Iranian households are temporarily […]
The second round of March Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in six days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on March 18. The first round went out on March 11 to those born on or before […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 20 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 […]
The race to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is quickly becoming one of the most expensive and negative Democratic primaries of the 2026 cycle, fueled in part by millions of dollars from cryptocurrency-backed super PACs. Three prominent Illinois Democrats are competing for the open seat: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), who represents a suburban Chicago […]
House Republicans are torn over how difficult to make life for the Senate as a band of rebels pressures Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to pass a national voter ID bill. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has cautioned House conservatives that there could be consequences to going to war with Thune, and at least one rebel […]
EXCLUSIVE — More than 15 federal employees were forced out of senior posts at the Department of Homeland Security agency U.S. Customs and Border Protection during Kristi Noem’s time as secretary, according to three federal sources with direct knowledge. Well over a dozen employees at CBP’s Washington headquarters were forced to resign, retire, relocate, or were […]
Recent U.S. intelligence reports have assessed that after nearly two weeks of Operation Epic Fury, Iran’s government leadership is not in danger of imminent collapse. The evaluation comes after 12 days of regular military strikes by United States and Israeli forces, which led to the deaths of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his wife, daughter, son-in-law, […]
