Belarus freed more than 100 political prisoners, including one U.S. citizen, on Saturday after President Donald Trump began lifting sanctions on a key Belarusian export. “The latest release of 123 individuals, including one U.S. citizen, six citizens of U.S. Allies, and five Ukrainian citizens, is a significant milestone in U.S.-Belarus engagement,” a U.S. official said, […]
A gunman opened fire on American and Syrian troops during a joint field patrol near Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday, killing two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter, and wounding three others. At least three Syrian security members were also shot, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The group said the gunman […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday announced the United States will “take action” after Rwanda violated its peace deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. “Rwanda’s actions in eastern DRC are a clear violation of the Washington Accords signed by President Trump, and the United States will take action to ensure […]
President Donald Trump has stanched the bleeding of independent voters with his new focus on affordability, but has a long way to go winning them back in time to help the GOP’s chances in the 2026 congressional midterm elections, our weekly White House Report Card finds. Three pollsters told Washington Secrets this week that the […]
Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) officially started his bid for Alabama governor on Friday, sharing his campaign vision with voters at a Birmingham rally. Jones, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama, lost the 2020 election to current Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL). Both are running for governor. If Jones and Tuberville win their […]
President Donald Trump once again attacked the Indiana Senate Republican leader after the state body voted down a mid-decade redistricting bill. In a Truth Social message posted early Saturday, Trump vowed to primary Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray and other Republicans who opposed the GOP-friendly congressional map. “Republicans in the Indiana State Senate, […]
January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 18 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]
The second round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Dec. 17. The first round of payments went out on Dec. 10 to recipients born on […]
EXCLUSIVE — Bolivia has elected its first non-socialist government in decades, and the new administration has a very simple vision: less isolation, more cooperation with the United States, and a dismantled narco-state. President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, leader of the Christian Democratic Party, took office on Nov. 8 after winning a landslide election in October. His […]
The nation’s redistricting battles are heating up as Republicans and Democrats scramble to redraw and pass congressional maps that tip the odds in their favor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. So far, the gains and losses appear to cancel each other out, but that has not stopped high-profile pressure campaigns, or billionaire donors and […]
