Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is pitching a Southern Democratic revival as part of the party’s path back to national power, arguing that gains in traditionally Republican states could reshape the political map ahead of the 2028 presidential election. Beshear, the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and a frequently mentioned 2028 presidential prospect, pointed Sunday to […]
Iowa voters head to the polls Tuesday for primary elections that have become one of Democrats’ key focuses in their bid to claw back power in a state that once helped launch former President Barack Obama to the White House but has since become a Republican stronghold. While Republicans still hold an advantage in Iowa, […]
The June 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in one day. 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 […]
Headlines suggesting President Donald Trump’s Justice Department was targeting E. Jean Carroll for a perjury investigation created a mess for the administration last week. It was far from the first time the advice columnist and rape accuser caused a mess for Trump. Justice Department officials, however, helped turn this particular dust-up into a confusing reminder […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is sailing into retirement with a political luxury he never had as Senate GOP leader: the chance to openly break with President Donald Trump. Some of McConnell’s most biting criticism came last week when he denounced an “anti-weaponization” fund the Justice Department might use to compensate those pardoned after storming the […]
The first round of June Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in 10 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on June 10. The second round will go out on June 17 to those born between the […]
Netflix’s The Boroughs, produced by Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer, begins life at a comparative disadvantage. Whereas its predecessor could take forever between seasons, losing nothing but its child stars’ cherubic looks, the new show has no such luxury. With each passing day, its oldster cast — including Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, and […]
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) is running for reelection in New Jersey’s 7th District despite a monthslong absence from both Capitol Hill and the campaign trail due to an undisclosed health issue. Kean’s nomination on June 2 is largely a formality, as he is the only Republican running in the GOP primary. The 57-year-old Kean […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s (D-MI) suggestion this week that she is unlikely to join the growing field of Democrats eyeing the White House in 2028 amounted to a striking acknowledgment from a politician who, not long ago, was viewed as one of her party’s brightest rising stars. Whitmer told FOX 2 Detroit that she would “not […]
The Lithuanian government fears the Baltic states will be Russia’s logical next target because the Kremlin has gone over a cliff in transforming the country’s economy into a war machine. Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Robertas Kaunas told reporters during a press conference at his ministry’s headquarters in Vilnius that the “Russian economy is now […]
