January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 24 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 first round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, 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 Dec. 10. The second round of payments will go out on Dec. 17 for retirees born […]
House Democrats feel confident heading into 2026, having made headway in elections this year, as they shift their focus to affordability. After Democrats had sweeping wins in the November election and gained over 10 points in the Tennessee special election, the party is feeling confident that the midterm elections will go their way as they […]
The longstanding bipartisan tradition of allowing senators to sink judicial nominees from their home state appears safe for now, despite high-profile setbacks involving President Donald Trump’s hand-picked federal prosecutors. Key Republicans are resisting Trump’s calls to abolish the Senate’s “blue slip” practice on judicial nominees, even after courts determined Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan were […]
The Department of Justice was dealt a setback in the bid to revive the case against former FBI Director James Comey after a federal judge blocked them from using evidence belonging to his former lawyer and law professor, Daniel Richman. Richman, who would have been a likely witness to testify before the Comey indictment was […]
President Donald Trump gave out medals to five new Kennedy Center honorees in a ceremony at the Oval Office on Saturday evening. Trump presented the prestigious award, which recognizes contributions to American culture and the arts, to actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss, and actor-singer Michael Crawford, all […]
The National Park Service updated its free-admission calendar, adding free entry for President Donald Trump’s birthday but removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list. The Department of the Interior announced last month the new free-entry days at national parks, designating them as “resident-only patriotic fee-free days.” Under the Biden administration, NPS […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that negotiations with the United States to end the Russia-Ukraine war are moving on to the “next steps” following a flurry of meetings between the two sides in Florida this week. U.S. and Ukrainian delegations held peace talks in Miami throughout the week after Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff […]
State Sen. Jim Abeler (R-MN) wrote a letter to President Donald Trump praising the Somali community and asking him not to call them “garbage.” Trump called Somali immigrants “garbage” that he does not want in the United States, during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Abeler wrote that he was “surprised” over the president’s comments. “The […]
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) argued that former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice weaponized the agency against him, after he was critical of the administration’s open border immigration policies. Cuellar’s comments come after President Donald Trump pardoned the congressman on Wednesday, the first Democrat that Trump pardoned. Cuellar was indicted on corruption charges during the […]
