Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said he offered to turn himself in prior to his arrest last week but was detained by federal agents to “embarrass” him. “I had told them weeks before, maybe once or twice, that we would,” Lemon said. “I think my attorney tried to contact them once, maybe twice, that I […]
March 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 24 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, but March’s payment will go out on Feb. 27. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]
President Donald Trump’s sagging approval ratings give Democrats an opening in the midterm elections, but strategists warn it will not be enough. Winning competitive races, they say, hinges on persuading voters that Democrats can be trusted on the economy and everyday costs. Trump’s approval rating sits at 37%, according to the Pew Research Center, down […]
President Donald Trump has taken significant steps toward helping the people of East Palestine, Ohio, rebuild their lives following the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment, but senior administration officials concede that it will likely be years before the community can fully recover. Trump leaned into the derailment on the 2024 campaign trail, claiming that the […]
Teachers unions are helping organize protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement that sometimes end in violent clashes with federal law enforcement. At some clashes, activists are bringing children into potentially dangerous situations. Late last month, Oregon’s largest teachers unions began activating their member base to rise up against ICE outside the federal detention facility in […]
A quartet of major multi-level marketing ventures, described by some as “legal pyramid schemes,” have poured roughly $2.5 million into the political process since the 2024 electoral cycle through campaign contributions from their political committees and leadership, a Washington Examiner review of campaign finance filings has found. Contributions from Amway, doTerra, Mary Kay, and Herbalife […]
The Norwegian Royal Family, just over a month into 2026, is a long way past writing the year off as a annus horribilis. Sleepovers at sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s residence is not a unique faux pas among European blue bloods these days. Neither is being forced to distance yourself from a rogue family member blabbing […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lamented the latest Russian attack on his country on Tuesday, a day before a scheduled peace meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Zelensky said that Russia launched 450 drones and 70 missiles into Ukraine on Tuesday, striking multiple cities throughout the country. Zelensky said the latest attack hit energy facilities […]
President Donald Trump blasted “strongly antisemitic Harvard University” on Monday night, saying that he would be seeking “$1 billion in damages” from the Ivy League university. The president made the revelation in a Truth Social post in response to a New York Times report that claimed the Trump administration had halted its “demand for a […]
Maryland’s attempt to replicate California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mid-cycle redistricting feat is hitting a brick wall of Democratic divisions as conservative critics line up to mount legal challenges. Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Democrat, is single-handedly standing in the way of the gerrymandering push by Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) and his allies, creating tensions […]
