The second round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in three days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14 to recipients born […]
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is exercising his independence from the White House in increasingly forceful terms, using his impending retirement from the Senate to wage a battle over what he says is the future of President Donald Trump’s legacy. This week, Tillis took one of his clearest steps yet to challenge the administration after the […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is working the phones inside the Kremlin to prevent the Iranian regime’s collapse, fearing it could be the latest domino to fall in his already underwhelming anti-Western alliance. Putin spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, offering for the first time to intervene as a […]
A swell of support from progressives for Analilia Mejia, who is seeking to succeed Democratic Gov.-elect. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) in the House of Representatives, could backfire on both the candidate and the Democratic Party as they seek to hold onto a centrist member’s seat in Congress. Mejia, who served as national political director for Sen. […]
President Donald Trump gave a full-throated endorsement to Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who is reportedly weighing a bid for Sen. Bill Cassidy‘s (R-LA) seat in the upper chamber. Trump praised Letlow in a Truth Social post on Saturday night, calling her a “Great Star” and a “TOTAL WINNER” and encouraging the second-term congresswoman to enter […]
The trade deal reached between the United States and the European Union last summer is now at risk of falling apart after President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs on some of its members over their support for Greenland‘s autonomy. Trump on Saturday slapped new 10% levies on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, […]
New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) hit notes of bipartisanship, spoke about affordability, and emphasized her resistance to the Trump administration‘s agenda in her inaugural address on Saturday. Spanberger, clad in a bright-white overcoat with gold accents, made her first speech as Virginia governor soon after she was sworn in. OPINION: DEMOCRATS’ ‘IMMUNITY BY INSANITY’ […]
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza. The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington says the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details. Saturday’s statement also said Prime Minister […]
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of rising protectionism and trade tensions around the world. The signing ceremony in Paraguay’s humid capital of […]
European countries that don’t align with the Trump administration on an acquisition of Greenland by the United States will face tariffs, President Donald Trump said Saturday. Trump noted that the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will face a 10% tariff starting in February. The tax will […]
