The final wave of February’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest earners who retire at 70, went out to the third and last group of retirees Wednesday. Retirees born on or after the 21st of the month should have received their payments on Wednesday, Feb. 28, according to the Social […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to place warnings on unhealthy foods that alert consumers to their links to Type 2 diabetes and obesity, which would likely entail affixing large black labels to certain sodas, snacks, and desserts. Sanders wrote to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf earlier this month in his […]
In the 25 months since Eric Adams was sworn in as mayor of New York, the Democratic leader has been unceasingly vocal about the impact of immigrants arriving from the southern border. More than 175,000 immigrants who crossed the border illegally and sought assistance from the NYC government have presented Adams with his greatest challenge […]
DEARBORN, Michigan — Michigan Democrats praised President Joe Biden and his record during a Zoom call before polls closed for a primary that has put pressure on the president for his approach to the Israel–Hamas war and his broader standing in the general election battleground state. With Biden not holding a Michigan victory party, the […]
There were several crucial aspects to Tuesday’s hearing in the trial surrounding Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, focusing on the testimony of “star witness” Terrence Bradley. Defense attorneys in former President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging racketeering case are hoping Willis will be dismissed as prosecutor. Attorneys of his and his co-defendants questioned Bradley repeatedly […]
Michigan voters have an outsize impact on who will win the White House and which party will carry the House and Senate in 2024. In this series, Great Stakes: The fight to be hailed as victors in Michigan, the Washington Examiner will look at the thorny politics and unique matters that will swing the critical battleground state. Part four, […]
Nearly a decade ago, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was making a name for herself inside Democratic circles on Capitol Hill. In 2012, she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, and then won a landslide victory in her election to the House of Representatives. The former Hawaii representative served as a […]
Hunter Biden is set to appear on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a long-awaited deposition with House lawmakers, who are expected to question the first son on his years’ worth of international business dealings as part of their impeachment inquiry into his father. The deposition with President Joe Biden’s son is set to take place […]
The White House is taking action to protect people’s private data from foreign and enemy nations. President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order on Wednesday that will authorize Attorney General Merrick Garland to prevent Americans’ personal data from flowing to adversarial countries such as China, North Korea, and Iran. The order will […]
More than a thousand miles north of the southern border, Republican voters who turned out at the polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina have one issue front of mind: immigration. The issue of the border crisis surged past all other voter concerns, including foreign policy, the economy, and abortion, to become the greatest […]
