The first of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to a group of retirees in just one day. The payment will go out on Wednesday, April 10, to beneficiaries who were born on or before the 10th of the month, […]
The Maryland congressional delegation said it expects to introduce bipartisan legislation to include federal funding to rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge during a joint press conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) stood alongside the rest of the congressional delegation and with Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) and […]
San Francisco, projected to have a billion-dollar deficit by 2027, has left millions in revenue on the table over the past decade because law enforcement has been forced to cut back on the number of traffic citations they issue, which has dropped a staggering 96%, according to a new analysis. The decision to stop focusing […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has suffered a series of indignities to get in Donald Trump’s good graces. In fact, his transformation from unapologetic critic to sharp-elbowed booster of the former president is one of the most dramatic in American politics. Yet a Monday spat between the two, in which Trump laid into the senator for […]
James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students and shot seven others at Oxford High School in Michigan in 2021, were sentenced to 10-15 years in prison. In separate trials, the Crumbleys were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Each charge of involuntary manslaughter faces a punishment of up to […]
President Joe Biden condemned the Arizona Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that upheld an 1864 law banning most abortions in the state. The law only makes exceptions for abortions in which the mother faces immediate life-threatening conditions while mandating a prison sentence of between two and five years for a healthcare provider who performs the procedure unlawfully. “Millions of […]
There are just over three weeks until the first of two May Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries. The first installment will go out in 22 days, on May 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according […]
President Joe Biden’s main problem when it comes to Latino voters is his brand, according to a poll released on Tuesday, even as Latino voters support Democratic stances on most topics. Biden has seen his advantage over former President Donald Trump regarding Latino voters shrink from 29% in 2021 to 9% in 2024, according to […]
Associates and allies of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) are backing the two candidates with the most centrist records in the Utah Republican Senate primary election, a fine line to walk as the rivals seek to distance themselves from the outgoing senator and portray themselves as the conservative option. A number of prominent Romney donors and […]
Sports writer Jemele Hill spoke out against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson opting not to endorse any candidate ahead of the 2024 elections, calling it “political cowardice.” Johnson had endorsed then-candidate Joe Biden prior to the 2020 presidential election, explaining in a recent interview that he felt it was his job to use his influence as […]
