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Vulnerable House GOP Mike Lawler embraces Trump in high-stakes campaign push

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) is tying his political fortunes to President Donald Trump, betting the president can energize Republican voters in New York’s battleground district.  Appearing alongside Trump at an event in Rockland County, Lawler told the crowd he has a “strong working relationship” with the president, and it was, at least in part, one […]

SpaceX launches extra powerful Super Heavy-Starship test flight as company races toward IPO

SpaceX successfully launched its Version 3 Super Heavy-Starship rocket from Texas on Friday in a critical test flight for the company’s future. The 407-foot-tall V3 Starship rocket, designed as the most powerful ever built, blasted off into space from the company’s Starbase facility. There were some issues with the booster, which crashed into the Gulf […]

Mamdani is costing New York jobs and tax revenue: Joe Concha

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha called out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for high taxes, saying that billionaires will leave the city and take their business with them.  “He is starting to feel reality,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity Friday. Concha argued that Mamdani thought businesses would just “sit back and take it […]

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

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

What’s next for the bipartisan housing legislation?

The House passed landmark housing legislation this week after a clash with the Senate over certain provisions. What is next and when President Donald Trump could sign it into law remain unclear. The House passed a revised version of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in a resounding 396-13 vote. The bill aims to […]

IRS could soon fire outspoken ‘rogue’ agent behind aggressive tax investigations

A veteran IRS criminal investigator who publicly criticized his own agency while leading aggressive tax enforcement investigations against wealthy individuals could soon be fired over alleged misconduct tied to his personal tax returns. Brian Visalli, a nearly 25-year special agent in the IRS Criminal Investigation division, has until May 29 to respond to allegations that […]

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

The third round of May Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four 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 […]

Mike Collins fires staffer over ‘despicable and unauthorized’ X post

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) fired one of his staffers over a post on X, made on the Mike Collins War Room account, which he decried as “despicable and unauthorized.” Earlier on Friday, Luke Thompson, an adviser to Collins’s Republican runoff primary rival Derek Dooley, shared polling data showing Dooley ahead of Collins in a potential […]

Trump posts AI-generated video of him throwing Stephen Colbert in dumpster

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself throwing former late-night show host Stephen Colbert in a dumpster, following the end of his show. On Friday, the day after Colbert signed off from his last show, the president posted a video showing the departed late-night host standing for his monologue, only to be flanked […]

DCCC launches digital ads targeting Pennsylvania’s four vulnerable House Republicans

EXCLUSIVE — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going on offense in Pennsylvania, launching four separate digital ad campaigns targeting vulnerable Republican House members in the battleground state. The ads, which began running Friday, target Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in the state’s 1st Congressional District in Bucks County; Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) in the Lehigh Valley-based 7th […]
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