President Donald Trump may soon be at a crossroads on the issue where he has arguably been most successful in his second term: immigration. Since Trump has taken office, the illegal border crossings that were so out of control under former President Joe Biden have slowed to a trickle. Encounters and apprehensions have hit lows. […]
President Donald Trump this week extended his “Liberation Day” tariff pause again and sent nearly a half dozen letters to trading partners announcing new tariff rates for their countries. The higher tariffs would kick in on Aug. 1 unless the countries can seal a new trade deal with the United States. NINETY DEALS IN 90 […]
President Donald Trump‘s first administration reflected his Apprentice reality TV program, firing and hiring top aides on social media as palace intrigue between competing White House political factions became open warfare. Trump’s second administration has been comparatively less dramatic, in part because of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and the premium the president […]
August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in 20 days. SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount recipients receive varies based on several factors, including […]
Senators are getting trapped in a subway built exclusively for their convenience, prompting calls for more funding and causing some amusement for those who opt to walk the Senate’s tunnels instead. Riding the tiny, three-car train, which shuttles between the U.S. Capitol and two Senate office buildings, has become a gamble for senators, staffers, and […]
The second round of July Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, goes out to recipients on Wednesday. When does the check arrive? Social Security payments usually begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks. The […]
States that fought President Joe Biden‘s border policies could see a boon under little-known provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Tucked deep into the bill’s text are a pair of provisions that could send $13.5 billion back to state and local governments for immigration enforcement, with more than one shot taken at Biden […]
Right-wing figures Charlie Kirk and Megyn Kelly on Friday alluded to the reported feud between FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Department of Justice‘s botched handling of the Epstein files. While speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Tampa, Florida, Kirk asked the crowd whether they preferred Bongino […]
Ryan Routh, the second alleged would-be assassin of President Donald Trump, told the Florida judge presiding over his case on Friday that he wants to offer himself to Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea as part of a prisoner exchange with one of the foreign adversaries. Routh’s offer was shared in a letter he addressed […]
President Donald Trump on Friday empowered all federal law enforcement officers to immediately arrest any violent protesters attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials or their vehicles. “I am on my way back from Texas, and watched in disbelief as THUGS were violently throwing rocks and bricks at ICE Officers while they were moving down a […]
