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Social Security update: April’s direct payment worth $943 goes out in two days

There are only two more days until April’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries. The installment goes out Monday, April 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration.  In order to qualify […]

Social Security update: First round of April payments worth $4,873 goes out in 11 days

The first of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in 11 days. The payment will go out on April 10 to beneficiaries born on or between the first and 10th of a month, according to […]

Speaker Johnson makes common cause with Texas governor on border crisis

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has found a reliable ally in Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the two Republicans lock horns with President Joe Biden over the border crisis. Abbott, who has unleashed state soldiers and police to assist with border security in a multibillion-dollar initiative known as Operation Lone Star, is tied […]

Seven hospitalized after Boeing plane experiences heavy turbulence

Seven people were sent to a hospital in New York on Friday night after their Boeing plane experienced high turbulence, which resulted in their plane being diverted from its scheduled landing in Newark, New Jersey, to Stewart International Airport in upstate New York. A total of 22 passengers suffered minor injuries, with 15 people being […]

Planned Parenthood and ACLU go after Ohio abortion restrictions

Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a challenge to certain abortion laws in Ohio on Friday, its first since voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution. The new lawsuit claimed that requiring women to undergo a waiting period and multiple informational sessions about the medical risks of abortion was now violating […]

Mike Gallagher decision to leave House unchanged despite plea from leadership

EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) will still retire early from Congress in April despite urges from House GOP leadership to remain in office. A source close to Gallagher told the Washington Examiner that Gallagher has been in touch with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House leaders “throughout this process, including before this decision […]

Democrat’s victory in Alabama is a sign of things to come, says winner Marilyn Lands

Newly elected Alabama state Rep. Marilyn Lands claimed that her recent victory in a special election on Tuesday is a harbinger of things to come in her state in future elections. Lands, a Democrat who ran her campaign on in vitro fertilization protections and openly talked about having an abortion, said she hopes her victory […]

Biden campaign releases ad to win over Haley supporters

President Joe Biden’s latest campaign strategy is a plea to Nikki Haley supporters to “join us” in his newest ad. The 30-second ad features many of his opponent, former President Donald Trump’s digs at the onetime U.N. ambassador while she was running against him for the Republican nomination. Trump is heard calling Haley a “bird […]

Unpaid property taxes skyrocket in NYC while AG James goes after Trump

Unpaid New York City property taxes are expected to skyrocket to a record high this fiscal year while New York Attorney General Letitia James focuses her attention on former President Donald Trump. The unpaid taxes are projected to amount to $880 million by the end of June and mark a more than 30% jump from […]

Trump’s New York gag order confusion swirls in warring court filings

Confusion over the latest gag order against Donald Trump in his New York criminal hush money case came to a head Friday evening after warring pre-motions filed by defense counsel and prosecutors questioned whether the former president is barred from commenting on the judge and his family members. Ever since New York Judge Juan Merchan […]
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