President-elect Donald Trump started his weekend in Washington, D.C., with a fireworks display over the Potomac River. On Monday, Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States. The days leading up to the ceremony are filled with star-studded events. INAUGURATION DAY 2025: EVERYTHING TO KNOW AHEAD OF TRUMP TAKING OFFICE Trump […]
EXCLUSIVE — President-elect Donald Trump is trying to hype up his supporters with an inauguration eve video after his hopes of being sworn in as commander in chief for a second time before a sprawling crowd on Washington, D.C.‘s National Mall were dashed by concerns regarding the weather. INAUGURATION DAY 2025: EVERYTHING TO KNOW AHEAD […]
The third round of January’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the third group of retirees in three days. Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive their payments on Jan. 22. Social Security payments typically begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and […]
President-elect Donald Trump is being forced to relive the congressional infighting of 2017 as a narrow House majority threatens to derail the start of his second term. Trump won’t be sworn in until Monday, but he is already playing referee to an intraparty dispute over how to renew his signature tax cuts alongside priorities like […]
President-elect Donald Trump will become the oldest person ever sworn in as president on Monday, but concerns about his age haven’t dogged him the same way they sunk President Joe Biden. Biden was 78 years old during his inauguration in 2021. The president-elect will also be 78 when sworn in for his second term, but […]
As President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House on Monday, Democrats are still in the throes of deciding who will lead the Democratic National Committee after a bruising 2024 cycle. Democrats are rebranding their national perception in response to voters who not only returned Trump to office but handed the GOP […]
February’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 12 days. The next SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on Jan. 31. SSI payments are given to people living with debilitating disabilities that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration. The amount received depends on several factors, including the number of people filing. Applicants […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats used some of their time designated for questioning attorney general nominee Pam Bondi at a hearing this week to instead disavow Kash Patel, whom President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the FBI. At least half the committee Democrats made clear they planned to make Patel’s confirmation process as difficult as […]
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking to trim the fat on State Department expenditures under the incoming administration, targeting programs that push a “radical agenda” abroad. Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) told reporters Thursday that he is leading a thorough examination of State Department financial allocations and grants under the exiting administration. Mast said closed-door […]
While the United States’s most important election in years concluded last year, 2025 will see several country-defining elections take place around the world. With President-elect Donald Trump taking office, the elections will decide each country’s stance toward the United States, and their political trajectories in general. Several are close U.S. allies. Here are the four […]
