The National Park Service is revealing its peak bloom prediction for the cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin during the National Cherry Blossom Festival press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday. Speakers will include District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser; Diana Mayhew, president of the National Cherry Blossom Festival; and Masatsugu Odaira, the Japanese Embassy’s minister […]
Iran spread the growing regional war to the Caucasus with its first drone strike into Azerbaijan, hitting an airport terminal and damaging a nearby school. A video recorded by someone at Nakhchivan International Airport showed one of the drones exploding on impact, with another video showing smoke rising from the terminal. The strike makes Azerbaijan […]
Florida Republican leaders are calling on Miami GOP Secretary Abel Alexander Carvajal to resign after revelations that he was involved in a conservative group chat filled with racial slurs, among other offensive content. Miami-Dade County Republican Party Chairman Kevin Cooper said “anyone associated with this chat should resign immediately,” while Republican state Rep. Juan Porras […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 27 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day […]
The first round of March Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in six days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on March 11. The second round will go out on March 18 to those born between the […]
Dr. Casey Means’ approach to health, expressed throughout her wellness influencer career, blends nutritional medicine with New Age spirituality and mysticism in a way that makes some religious conservatives question her credibility. Means, President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee, whose confirmation is currently under review in the Senate, has come under increasing scrutiny, particularly from […]
Both President Donald Trump and Democrats are dealing with that old political adage: If you’re explaining, you’re losing. Trump and high-ranking officials representing his administration have been pressed to rationalize his decision to order strikes last weekend against Iran and explain what comes next. But Democrats are simultaneously contending with criticism while they do not […]
At the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, former President Barack Obama delivered withering jokes against then-businessman Donald Trump. “Donald Trump is here tonight! Now, I know that he’s taken some flak lately, but no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald,” Obama […]
AUSTIN, TX — State Rep. James Talarico is facing a new and more difficult test after he won a Democratic primary for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) Senate seat in Texas. Talarico was widely viewed as the stronger candidate for Democrats, beating firebrand Rep. Jasmine Crockett by 6 points on Tuesday night. But he will confront the […]
A Minneapolis man was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly five years in prison for his role in attempting to bribe a juror during the high-profile federal trial tied to the Feeding Our Future pandemic fraud scheme. Abdulkarim Farah, 25, was sentenced to 57 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release, according to […]
