David Williams, a Virginia Republican, launched his Senate campaign on Tuesday, challenging Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) in the 2026 midterm elections. Williams is running as a Republican aligned with President Donald Trump, even after the GOP lost control of the governor’s mansion with the election of Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA). […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is soon to come face-to-face with difficult political decisions thanks to the actions of House Republicans. The House this week plans to pass legislation to compel the release of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files that will come on the heels of a last-minute reversal by President Donald Trump, which […]
The Federal Railroad Administration is taking its time deciding a potential expansion of automated railroad track inspection technology, which industry insiders say could put them in direct conflict with President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence and deregulatory agendas. Furthermore, should the FRA block the waiver, those insiders say that Trump, like former President Joe Biden before him, […]
December Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will be issued to recipients in 13 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, as is the case with December’s payment. If the first falls on either a weekend or a holiday, however, SSI payments are issued on the last […]
The second round of November Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in one day. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The first round of payments already went out on Nov. 12 for retirees […]
Republicans are finding their footing in a debate over healthcare by returning to their hunt for “waste, fraud, and abuse” — this time in Obamacare. After a 43-day shutdown, Democrats have successfully thrust the Affordable Care Act back into the national spotlight, forcing Republicans to grapple with whether to extend premium subsidies at the center […]
Xavier Becerra, former President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary, is at risk of getting dragged into a corruption scandal that could torpedo his chance to become California’s next governor. Critics are using the recent indictments of three high-profile Democratic operatives with ties to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Becerra to argue that their […]
The nation’s eyes are on Charlotte, North Carolina, where Border Patrol agents assigned to the border have descended in the latest citywide crackdown on illegal immigrants. Federal law enforcement agents from the Department of Homeland Security arrived in the southern city over the weekend following a six-week sprint arresting illegal immigrants across Chicago. Hundreds of […]
President Donald Trump is welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, years after former President Joe Biden promised to make him a pariah over his ordering the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The remarkable about-face comes after Biden first started softening his approach to Saudi Arabia at the start […]
Members of Congress face more and more threats of political violence, leaving them with a toxicity problem that has some people headed for the door. After countless acts of political violence this year, many House members from both parties have spoken up about the threats they received to themselves and their families. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) […]
