Bahrain said that Iran launched a drone attack against the Gulf country and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after the United States carried out retaliatory attacks targeting Tehran for violating a 60-day ceasefire. The development signals further challenges for the memorandum of understanding that Washington and Tehran signed last week. The […]
The July 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in four days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
One of the country’s most contentious Republican primaries reaches its dramatic conclusion on Saturday as Trump-endorsed Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) takes on state Treasurer John Fleming in the Louisiana Senate runoff. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Senate leadership’s preferred candidate, won’t be on the ballot after placing third in the initial May primary. The two-way contest […]
Democrats may be looking at a different kind of red wave this year based on Tuesday night’s primary results, a throwback to when the color red signified not the Republican Party, but socialism. A trio of socialist primary victories in New York City, when left-wing candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeated establishment Democrats, is […]
A couple of months into President Donald Trump’s return after a four-year absence, his administration won a prominent PR victory against local government in Democratic-dominated Washington, D.C. In March 2025, the Black Lives Matter street mural on 16th Street NW — a short walk from the White House — was permanently removed and painted over. […]
The first round of July Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in 11 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, July 8. The second round will go out on July 15 to those born between […]
The new Disney-Pixar movie Toy Story 5 is less a cartoon than a brief for better parenting practices, and those parenting practices include children hanging onto their toys for as long as possible. Forget books, forget concerts, forget free play: the secret to raising a well-adjusted child is having lots of plastic action figures and worn ragdolls […]
President Donald Trump said on Friday he wants his former national security adviser, John Bolton, to be treated “harshly” after the latter pleaded guilty to unlawfully retaining classified information. “John Bolton, a very dumb, unbalanced, and unskilled former representative of the United States of America, just pleads guilty!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “He is […]
President Donald Trump on Friday revealed a new design for the limited-edition passports that coincide with America’s 250th birthday. The design features a portrait of Trump standing over the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk with his fists on the table. The image adds to his stern warning for those entering the United States. “The U.S.A.’s New […]
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an anonymous caller filed a false report with Child Protective Services concerning his family. Buttigieg wrote about the swatting-like incident in a lengthy Substack post on Friday, detailing his encounter with Michigan State Police. An officer and a CPS worker […]
