August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in 12 days. SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount recipients receive varies based on several factors, including […]
Attendance at Spanish-language services at a Catholic diocese near Los Angeles has dropped by more than half as parishioners skip weekly services for fear of being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Heightened ICE activity in and around Los Angeles has scared many immigrants and even nonimmigrants from going out to attend a […]
Disaster aid from Washington, DC to flood-ravaged Texas may be a long way away as lawmakers look for the Lone Star State to take the lead on the response effort. Capitol Hill has had a packed few weeks as Republicans worked to pass President Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful bill,’ followed shortly after by the passage […]
Only three people are still missing following the catastrophic flooding in central Texas over two weeks ago, a number that was revised down from 160. Earlier this week, the number of people missing from the floods was determined to be at 160 as search-and-rescue efforts continued in the state. On Saturday night, that number dropped […]
Ukraine proposed new ceasefire talks to Russia over the weekend as a new 50-day deadline from President Donald Trump for the two warring nations to end the conflict looms. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the offer, which includes setting the peace talks for as early as next week, in his nightly address on Saturday. “Secretary […]
President Donald Trump pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to cancel the monthlong August recess, as well as other “long weekends,” in order to get the rest of his nominees confirmed. Trump made the plea in a Truth Social post on Saturday evening, stressing that the nominees are needed “badly.” “Hopefully the very talented […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent privately urged President Donald Trump over the last week not to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, according to a report. A Wall Street Journal report on Saturday detailed Bessent’s concerns in talks with the president over a possible ousting of the Fed chairman, a move that Trump was reportedly considering […]
President Donald Trump roasted comedian Stephen Colbert over the cancellation of his CBS show, taunting that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel may be “next” on the chopping block. “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired,” Trump gloated in a Truth Social post Friday morning. “His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decadeslong fighting and commit to a comprehensive peace agreement that would include the restoration of state authorities in key eastern cities controlled by the insurgents. Congo and the M23 rebels committed to “building trust” through various measures, including […]
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday with hundreds of drones, killing at least one person, part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than 3-year-old war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X that Russia fired over 300 drones, along with […]
