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September Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 10 days

The September 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 10 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]

Graham Nordone leans on Trump to rescue Senate bid after debate gaffe

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone‘s (R-SC) political future may rest with President Donald Trump’s endorsement after the senator stumbled during a special primary runoff debate against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), intensifying questions about whether she is prepared for the job. Graham Nordone, who was appointed to replace her brother Lindsey after his death in July, told […]

A Bayh-gone era for Indiana Democrats?

SOUTH BEND, Indiana — Tall, young, brimming with confidence and low-key Midwest swagger, a scion of the Bayh political family recently campaigned for Indiana’s secretary of state and in the process, striking fear in the heart of the state’s powerful GOP while wooing Hoosiers with a message of kicking out corrupt politicians. Forty years ago, […]

Scharf edge for the Trump administration

President Donald Trump is changing the guard in the Office of White House Counsel before Democrats potentially regain control of Congress with a loyalist who once served as his lawyer in an election obstruction case. Trump recently announced that Will Scharf will start as White House counsel on Sept. 1. Trump pointed to Scharf’s “amazing job” as White House staff secretary […]

Can followers become voters? Social media gets a test in the 2026 primaries

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon was dwarfed by her Democratic primary opponent’s $16 million war chest, but she had something he didn’t: hundreds of thousands of followers across her social media platforms.  In Florida’s Democratic Senate primary, Nixon had raised under $1 million and spent just $50,000 on digital ads. Nevertheless, Nixon was victorious over […]

Transgender sex offender Richard Cox battles judge over revived charges and damning letters

Transgender sex offender Richard Cox is back in court as a Virginia Court of Appeals ruling revived the loitering charges and rejected the way Circuit Court Judge Daniel T. Lopez previously dismissed them. Now Cox is asking Lopez to recuse himself from the case. Cox, a biological male who identifies as a woman, is facing […]

Third round of August Social Security payments goes out in four days 

The third round of August Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued on Wednesday, Aug. 26. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Aug. 26. The first round went out on Aug. 12 to those born on or […]

Skip the summer’s woke dinosaur movie, ‘The End of Oak Street’

The End of Oak Street may seem like a harmless, companionable, feel-good potpourri made up of parts from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993), and Jumanji (1995), but it is, without question, one of the most cynical movies of the year. The movie tells of a time warp that admits dinosaurs to a suburban enclave in the early 1980s, and writer-director […]

Trump pleads with GOP voters to show up for midterm elections: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’

President Donald Trump asked Republican voters on Friday to turn out for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) in next week’s special primary runoff and for other crucial races in the midterm elections, urging his voters to approach the election as though his name was at the top of the ballot. Trump was in Myrtle Beach […]

Darline Graham Nordone follows Trump strategy with ads on SAVE America Act and transgender athletes

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) released a series of ads in the days leading up to the special Republican primary runoff showing her support for keeping men out of women’s sports and for the SAVE America Act, aligning herself with President Donald Trump‘s top campaign messages. The senator had been under scrutiny for being relatively […]
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