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June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in eight days

The June 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in eight 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 […]

Can Democrats poach MAHA voters ahead of the midterm elections?

Ahead of the November midterm elections, Democrats are making a play to peel away as many tenuous Republican voters as they can. If Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) gets his way, a core group of voters that his party will go after is the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. Booker recently implored Democrats not to fight […]

Spencer Pratt’s viral mayoral run gains traction in Los Angeles despite inconsistencies in messaging

Spencer Pratt rose to fame as the antagonist on MTV’s reality television show, The Hills, but has powered his Los Angeles mayoral campaign with civic outrage after his house burned to the ground in the Palisades fire last year.   Now, critics are saying the political newcomer may be moving too far, too fast, with […]

Third round of May Social Security payments goes out in three days

The third round of May Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on May 27. The first round went out on May 13 to those born on or before […]

Platner demonstrates Trump-like Teflon response to scandals in polls

One of Democrats’ best pick-up opportunities in the Senate this November is an unexpected one. Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee in the race against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), has been scandal-prone, complete with a Nazi symbol tattoo, but is polling ahead of the five-term incumbent from Maine. Last week alone Platner, 41, faced a […]

White House on lockdown after gunshots heard by reporters

The White House went into a lockdown Saturday evening after what sounded like gunshots were heard by members of the press corps on the North Lawn. WHCA DINNER SHOOTING: AMERICA’S GREY ZONE TURNS INWARD Secret Service members cleared the lawn and told reporters to go to the White House Briefing Room. This is a developing […]

Trump says Iran agreement ‘has been largely negotiated’ and would open the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Saturday afternoon that the most recent agreement to end the war in Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and the ‘Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly.” The announcement came after it was reported Friday the Trump administration was preparing “for […]

WHO declares Ebola ‘very high’ risk in the Congo as US demands country’s World Cup team isolate

The World Health Organization has declared the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a “very high” risk in the central African nation as the virus threatens to derail the FIFA World Cup next month. The WHO upgraded its risk assessment level for the Congo on Friday and released the latest figures […]

Trump holds conference call with Gulf leaders as pressure mounts

President Donald Trump held a conference call with the leaders of several Middle Eastern nations on Saturday to discuss a possible agreement between the United States and Iran. The Gulf states that joined the call were Saudi Arabia, ​Qatar, the ⁠United Arab Emirates, Egypt, ‌Turkey, and ​Pakistan, Reuters reported. The call started at 1 p.m. […]

Gabbard leaving ‘not a huge surprise’: Byron York

Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation doesn’t come as a huge surprise, given her stance on some Trump administration policies.  “She has never been really in line with the new sort of interventionist Trump foreign policy, and there were reports that she was kept out of […]
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