Former President Donald Trump‘s penchant for punishing GOP detractors is trickling down to Congress as some of his most ardent supporters are using loyalty to the former president as a litmus test for the Republican Party. House Republican disagreements between conservatives and centrist lawmakers on government funding and leadership have been a mainstay since the […]
Grocery retailer Costco is testing out a new system for customers entering the store that would prevent nonmembers from shopping inside. The move by the warehouse shopping center was first discovered in the state of Washington, where people spotted a sign informing shoppers they would be asked to scan their membership card before they could […]
The first Supplemental Security Income payment of the new year, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in a little under two weeks. The payment will be released on Thursday, Feb. 1, and it marks the first check of 2024 because no payment was issued in January because of a […]
The third round of January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the final group of retirees in four days. Retired seniors born on or after the 21st of a month can expect their first payment of 2024 to arrive on Jan. 24. Those […]
The government of South Africa is battling to prevent the eldest daughter of the late former President Nelson Mandela from selling 70 items belonging to the beloved anti-apartheid leader. Including an ID card, hearing aids, clothing, gifts from world leaders, and his iconic “Madiba” shirts, Makaziwe Mandela is trying to auction off the collection in […]
WASHINGTON — As thousands of high school and college students came to the nation’s capital to participate in the 51st annual March for Life, young people are calling on Republicans to be more active in addressing abortion going into the 2024 elections. Young people from across the country weathered the cold and snow to march […]
The State Department has confirmed the death of a U.S. citizen in the West Bank. A spokesperson for the State Department told CNN on Friday that it has asked the Israeli government for more information on the death and did not release the name of the dead citizen due to privacy concerns. “Out of respect […]
A federal judge gave final approval to a $6 million settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and 85 minority employees over alleged discrimination committed by the federal agency. Judge Beryl A. Howell gave final approval on Thursday to the settlement, which was proposed in September 2023, and distributed the $6 million among the “Black, […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) asserted that he is not running a “basement campaign” in New Hampshire but also conceded that former President Donald Trump is going to “run away with” the primary in the Granite State. DeSantis is trailing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Trump in New Hampshire polls. During an appearance on […]
CONCORD, New Hampshire — Former President Donald Trump claimed he would not select former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as his running mate during a Friday night rally. “She is not presidential timber,” Trump told a crowd of supporters just four days before the New Hampshire primary. “Now, when I say that, that probably means that […]
