The Environmental Protection Agency has announced stricter standards for fine particle pollution, generally known as soot. Speaking to reporters ahead of the announcement, EPA Administrator Michael Regan touted the standards as beneficial to the public, particularly to vulnerable groups, including low-income populations and minorities. “Today’s action is a critical step forward that will better protect […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is pushing back on critics from within his conference calling for his ouster after the Senate border deal collapsed this week. A group of Republican senators took a victory lap on Tuesday after the deal collapsed, with Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) saying that Senate GOP leadership was “out of […]
March’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of recipients in a little more than three weeks. The payment will go out in 23 days, on Friday, March 1, and marks the second paycheck for 2024, after no payments went out in January because of a […]
An appellate court’s decision on Tuesday to reject Donald Trump’s claim that he is protected by presidential immunity from charges in his election subversion case set the stage for the former president to challenge the ruling. Trump, the leading GOP presidential candidate, immediately indicated in a statement through his campaign that he did indeed plan […]
The Biden administration’s foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, needs a strategic rethink, as well as an injection of new ideas. This Washington Examiner series, Middle East Mirage, will investigate how the administration has fallen short on Iran engagement, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and the push for a two-state solution, and sorely needed reform in the United Nations, […]
A Democratic senator in the swing state of Nevada is heavily relying on wealthy out-of-state contributors to fuel her 2024 reelection bid, documents reveal. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), who has faced scrutiny from conservatives and watchdog groups for spending major campaign cash at luxury resorts, received roughly 9% of her total year-end fundraising haul, covering […]
Rates have soared for mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, and a range of other debt products, but not for savings accounts at big banks used by millions. Yields on savings accounts at megabanks like Bank of America and Chase remain near zero. Savers, many of whom might lack financial discipline after years of living in […]
The first wave of February’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in one week. Retired seniors born on or between the 1st and 10th of their birth month should receive their first payment of the month on […]
The D.C. Council passed a sweeping crime omnibus bill on Tuesday in what will be the first of two votes on the legislation, the product of months of work combining proposals and initiatives centered on bringing down the uptick in criminal activity in the district. The Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 passed the […]
Just days after a bipartisan group of senators cobbled together a $118 billion deal for increased border security and aid for American allies, Republican lawmakers killed off the chances of President Joe Biden signing the legislation into law. Biden spent Monday and Tuesday calling for Congress to pass the legislation, and the White House has […]
