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Mike Minogue to face Maura Healey in Massachusetts governor’s race

Republican candidate Mike Minogue is set to face Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) in November after winning Tuesday’s primary in the race for Massachusetts governor. Minogue won over 75% of the vote among Republican primary voters, defeating Brian Shortsleeve by over 50 points. As she seeks a second term, Healey was unopposed in the Democratic primary. […]

Biden-endorsed Dan Koh wins divided Democratic primary to succeed Seth Moulton

Dan Koh, a former top aide to President Joe Biden, won a crowded Democratic primary Tuesday to succeed Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) in Massachusetts’s 6th Congressional District. Koh received 41.1% of the vote when the Associated Press called the race, defeating five other candidates. Tram Nguyen finished second with 29.5%, while the remaining four candidates […]

October Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 29 days

The October 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 29 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]

Jeffries faces leadership test with limited leverage over Democrats who backed socialism vote

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is facing a delicate test of his leadership over the House Democratic Caucus after two centrists crossed party lines and helped Republicans force a politically fraught vote on condemning socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America. Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) were the only Democrats to vote in […]

GOP anxiety grows that Trump midterm money will be spent too late — or not at all

Republicans are getting antsy that President Donald Trump‘s super PAC, MAGA Inc., has not coughed up the $400 million stored in its coffers with House and Senate majorities expected to be decided at the margins this November. Trump’s political orbit has said time and time again that it will unload its deep pockets to help […]

Ed Markey’s big primary win shows Democrats choose leftism over youth

The infighting inside the Democratic Party is more about ideology than a generational change in leadership. That’s one key takeaway from Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), 80, winning his primary in a landslide over 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). The race was called barely a half hour after the polls closed in Massachusetts. Markey was first […]

What to know about the bipartisan push for a federal film tax credit

President Donald Trump has received ample bipartisan support after renewing his efforts to get a federal film and television tax credit passed in Congress. Trump, a product of Hollywood for decades before entering national politics, is pushing for tax credits that would greatly benefit the nation’s entertainment industry, which is struggling to compete with other […]

First round of September Social Security payments goes out in seven days

The first round of September Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in seven days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The second round will go out on Sept. 16 to those born between […]

Despite Republican Jewish Coalition praise, Vance draws calls to publicly disavow Tucker Carlson

Vice President JD Vance is facing growing calls to publicly denounce former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for his anti-Israel comments despite Vance’s efforts to make inroads with Jewish Republicans. The vice president has come under pressure for his skepticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and criticisms of the Israeli government amid the Iran […]

Bessent scolds US media for being ‘the best allies that the Iranians have’ 

Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent blasted the media for its recent coverage of the military conflict with Iran on Tuesday. During a press conference at the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, Bessent said the best ally Iran has is the media because of its skewed reporting.  Bessent’s remarks came after taking questions […]
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