The August 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 20 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 […]
While watching the ostentatiously trashy new movie Supergirl, I could not help but think how the mighty have fallen. Or should I say, how the mediocre have fallen? Not being a reader of any iteration of the Supergirl comic books published by DC Comics, I cannot comment on their quality as compared to the subsequent screen adaptations, but […]
The 2026 FIFA World Cup stands as the largest edition in the tournament’s history, featuring 48 teams and 104 matches across 16 venues in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It opened on June 11 against the backdrop of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, a milestone that President Donald Trump has explicitly linked to the event […]
The weeklong preliminary hearing ahead of Tyler Robinson’s trial for his alleged killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk offered key insights into how the forthcoming trial will likely unfold, as new evidence presented undermined conspiracy theories around Kirk’s 2025 assassination. Beginning Monday and concluding Friday, Utah prosecutors and lawyers for Robinson presented arguments and evidence […]
The second round of July Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on July 15. The first round went out on July 8 to those born on or before […]
From Michigan to Maine, Democratic candidates are increasingly being forced to define themselves by their positions on Israel and the war in Gaza, as the issue begins to resemble the role abortion once played in Republican primaries: a litmus test for ideological identity. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, abortion quickly […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was in office through one of the worst urban disasters in recent years as the Pacific Palisades fire destroyed more than 6,500 homes, according to city tallies. Despite ample warnings from the National Weather Service that potentially cataclysmic winds were bound for the city in the heart of its fire […]
Historic housing legislation designed to boost supply is now the law of the land. The bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, became law at midnight on Friday without President Donald Trump‘s signature. Instead, he allowed a 10-day window to run its course without signing or vetoing the bipartisan bill, which under the Constitution […]
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings on Friday said he expects an update on Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s (R-KY) health to come early next week when the Senate heads back into session. The Kentucky lawmaker’s medical emergency last month has resulted in a lengthy hospital stay with few updates, which has sparked wild speculation. Speaking with CNN’s Kasie […]
A federal judge granted the Department of Justice‘s request to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys members, tossing the most serious criminal judgments stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, dismissed with prejudice the indictment against former Proud Boys Ethan Nordean, Joseph […]
