The December 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 31 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. If the first day falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the payment is sent on the last business day of the previous month […]
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is betting a wave of anti-Trump backlash will carry him through the early voting states of 2028, framing his time as governor as a model for Democrats looking to counter the president. Newsom dropped near-constant reminders recently of how often he’s clashed with President Donald Trump as […]
SAVANNAH, Georgia — Although Democrats expect Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) to cruise to reelection next week, they are less convinced that Keisha Lance Bottoms, the party’s nominee for governor, can replicate his success statewide. A RealClearPolitics average of polls conducted in September and October revealed Ossoff had an 8.2% advantage over Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), […]
It’s become a national tradition for Congress to swing away from the party holding the White House in the subsequent midterm elections. On cue, most neutral political analysts and dedicated pollsters believe the same outcome is imminent for 2026. Regardless of whether Democrats reclaim the House, Senate or both, President Donald Trump would face a […]
Eight black candidates in the home stretch of their gubernatorial campaigns in states across the country are vying for a win that would be historic, given there have been just five black governors, and only three elected, since the United States was established. Three of the 2026 candidates are Republican, mounting campaigns in Florida, Minnesota, […]
The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened at the end of September in South Los Angeles, after a more than eight-year construction process and failed attempts by the Star Wars creator who funded it to site it in Chicago or San Francisco. George Lucas, who co-founded the museum with his wife, Mellody Hobson, spent […]
It’s been eight years since Democrats won a statewide office in Florida, 14 years since a Senate seat, and 32 years since the governor’s office. Yet Democrats are holding their own this cycle in other high-stakes races, including competitive congressional districts redrawn by the Republican-controlled legislature designed to flip at least four of them red. […]
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), his former primary opponent, are again sparring over Israel just days before voters decide one of the most closely watched contests of the 2026 midterm elections. The dispute centers on an advertisement attacking U.S. aid to Israel run by Rebellion PAC, a left-wing […]
Polish President Karol Nawrocki forced his way into his nation’s high court as his supporters clashed against an army of police outside. The head of state arrived overnight Saturday following Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s surprise operation to remove Constitution Tribunal President Bogdan Swieczkowski and install an interim head of the court. Nawrocki, surrounded by presidential […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. published an extensive diatribe on social media on Friday denouncing radical Islam and calling on Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed to condemn the Muslim Brotherhood. The more than 3,700-word X post came after Kennedy was strongly rebuked by legacy media outlets and the el […]
