President Donald Trump has indicated he plans to sue discredited journalist and author Michael Wolff for “conspiring” with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to harm him politically. The legal threat came after the Department of Justice released more than 3.5 million pages in the latest trove of Epstein files on Friday. “It looked […]
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire, a day after Israel accused Hamas of new truce violations. The strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, including an apartment building in Gaza City […]
The Trump administration‘s Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota has led to thousands of illegal immigrants being arrested, but various lawsuits over those detentions have flooded the federal district court in the state. The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota handles cases, including habeas corpus cases challenging law enforcement’s reasons for their detention, filed […]
The first round of February Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 10 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Feb. 11. The second round will go out on Feb. 18 to those born between the […]
President Donald Trump’s deportation crackdown has even Republicans worried that the American people are souring on combating illegal immigration, an issue that propelled the party to control Congress and the White House in 2024. Across the Right, there are Republicans who see the chaotic images of federal agents in Minnesota clashing with protesters and engaging […]
March 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, which are worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 26 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, but March’s payment will go out on Feb. 27. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments […]
Addiction recovery advocates are wary that President Donald Trump’s plan for addressing the substance abuse epidemic in the United States won’t sufficiently help the problem without action from Congress and a boost in funding for addiction treatment nationwide. Trump signed an executive order on Thursday creating the Great American Recovery Initiative, an intergovernmental task force […]
When Nicki Minaj, the self-described “queen of rap,” descended on Washington this week, she may have thought to herself, “I wish that I could have this moment for life.” The Trinidadian-born rapper and the newest Make America Great Again icon appeared at an event on Wednesday with President Donald Trump, touting his newly created “Trump […]
Democrat Christian Menefee has won the special election for Texas‘s 18th District and will now serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Menefee beat out fellow Democrat Amanda Edwards 67.5% to 32.5% in the special runoff election for the 18th District, which includes much of Houston and areas north of the city. Both had advanced […]
President Donald Trump has moved to pull back federal law enforcement from Democratic-run cities dealing with anti-ICE riots, saying they will only be deployed if requested by local officials. “I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances are we going to participate in various poorly run Democrat Cities with regard […]
