TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil,” denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence, and called on the Japanese government to adhere to its three postwar non-nuclear principles. The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government revising […]
The September 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 23 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 a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
Stephen Miller thinks President Donald Trump’s second bid to curb birthright citizenship can survive where the first failed, he said Thursday from the Oval Office alongside the president at an executive order signing. Trump’s two new executive orders do not revive his previous broad effort to deny citizenship to children of illegal immigrants and temporary […]
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul el Sayed took a very strict approach to public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic six years ago, supporting intense statewide lockdowns and keeping schools shut down. El Sayed, the left-wing candidate who won his state’s Democratic primary on Aug. 4, was not a state or local official during […]
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s assertion that early leads in the presidential cycle could quickly dissipate may be true, but he and other likely 2028 contenders would do well to keep their minds open. While he has yet to announce a decision, Emanuel has suggested he will run as a Democrat in 2028. The race […]
The first round of August Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The second round will go out on Aug. 19 to those born between […]
When President Donald Trump returned to the White House, religious liberty became one of his administration’s defining priorities. Within weeks of taking office, Trump created a task force to combat alleged anti-Christian bias across the federal government. Months later, the Justice Department released a report alleging the Biden administration used prosecutions, policies, and regulatory actions […]
A support group for convicts in an antifa terrorist attack joined a Sunday panel in Texas with a convicted Hamas funder’s daughter to denounce both prosecutions. The DFW Support Committee is speaking out after more than a dozen federal defendants were sentenced since June over an anti-deportation riot despite the committee protesting, fundraising for legal […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday night the Democratic Party must embrace “leaders who have moral conviction and know how to fight” in a speech at the Louisiana Democratic Party’s annual fundraising gala that focused on affordability and the party’s future. “As I travel the country, people are saying ‘we want our leaders to […]
House Democrats plan to investigate companies and financial firms affiliated with President Donald Trump if the party retakes the lower chamber in the 2026 midterm elections, rather than pursuing impeachment immediately. The plan reflects the fear that attempting to impeach the president would allow him to cast himself as a victim of partisanship, as well […]
