The first round of February Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in five days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Feb. 11. The second round will go out on Feb. 18 to those born between the […]
MOSCOW (AP) — A deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has blamed on Ukraine. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, 64 was shot several time by an unidentified assailant at an apartment building in Moscow’s northwest […]
Prominent national Democrats who back aggressive climate policies are lining up behind former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-AK) Senate bid, handing Republicans an opening to argue her Alaska-focused energy message clashes with the priorities of her most visible supporters. Peltola, who launched her campaign in January to challenge Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), is running in […]
The U.S. military conducted its latest operation as part of Operation Southern Spear on Thursday, killing two suspected “narco-terrorists” in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The strikes were announced in a social media post on X by U.S. Southern Command. “On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force […]
President Donald Trump recently signed $174.7 billion spending legislation. The White House said little upon signing the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. The move, however, signaled its support for Congress on the long-titled bill in a Jan. 7 statement. “The Administration urges every Member of Congress to support […]
Once a distant figure in exile, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has emerged as a rallying symbol for many Iranians demanding change. His name echoes through the streets during recent protests, reflecting a growing following both inside and beyond Iran’s borders. The son of the late shah settled in the United States after the 1979 Iranian […]
The Golden State prides itself on its egalitarianism and willingness to make some of the rich in California squirm. This desire to take billionaires down a notch is evidenced by the “wealth tax” currently generating debate among financial pundits and gathering signatures in an aggressive ground game before a November vote, if it makes the […]
President Donald Trump has pummeled Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for years over interest rate policy. But in just mere months, Powell’s term will be up. Former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh has been nominated by Trump to succeed Powell as the central bank’s top official. Here is what to expect. Powell, 73, is set to […]
Throughout President Donald Trump‘s second, nonconsecutive term, pundits across the political spectrum have warned that the economy is on the cusp of mass job losses. They have cited everything from the demonstrable downward pressure on the labor market from tariffs to Trump’s orders for the Federal Reserve, an independent body, to immediately slash the federal […]
Now that football season is over and we, at least those of us who religiously follow the NFL, have more time to watch other things, the question is, “Well, what should we watch?” For me, the answer is clear: Landman! It’s my favorite current show — it’s basically like what would happen if one of those […]
