President Donald Trump is under pressure to minimize the cost of Operation Epic Fury, his expanding conflict against Iran. The Department of War confirmed this week the identities of the six U.S. service members killed in action so far: Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Iowa; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of California; Capt. […]
The Justice Department has begun the process of restoring tens of thousands of records tied to the federal investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after officials acknowledged errors in their review and explained why a large batch of documents had been temporarily removed from the public archive. A senior DOJ official said 47,635 files were taken offline for […]
The first round of March Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on March 11. The second round will go out on March 18 to those born between the […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 25 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 […]
All eyes are on California’s political heavyweights to intervene and put an end to the “circular firing squad” that is the gubernatorial primary. Earlier this week, California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks urged long-shot candidates to exit the crowded governor’s race, a sentiment that term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) agrees with. Unfortunately for Hicks, most […]
President Donald Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week — but quickly tapped her for a new diplomatic role tied to a major Western Hemisphere summit he is hosting this weekend in Florida. Noem is set to serve as special envoy for the “Shield of the Americas,” a newly created position that raises […]
Two members of California‘s House delegation are leaving Republican politics after Democrats drew new maps that have put their seats in jeopardy. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) announced on Friday night that he is running for reelection as an independent this year, and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) revealed he is retiring after a more than two-decade […]
The Trump administration is starting to loosen its sanctions on Russian oil in an attempt to counteract a rapid surge in gas prices due to the war with Iran. On Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that his department had permitted India to resume buying Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions last fall. The Cabinet secretary […]
ARLINGTON, Virginia – A judge in Virginia will allow Richard Cox, a registered child sex offender, to question witnesses at trial in a case centered in part on allegations of indecent exposure. Cox is facing dozens of charges in the case, Commonwealth v. Richard Cox, for entering female locker rooms and allegedly walking around naked […]
President Donald Trump became visibly frustrated during a White House roundtable on college sports on Friday when reporters kept asking questions unrelated to the topic. Peter Doocy, a senior White House correspondent at Fox News, probed the president on reports of Russia sharing intelligence with Iran regarding the position of U.S. forces in the Middle East. Despite his friendly […]