February’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 12 days. The next SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on Jan. 31. SSI payments are given to people living with debilitating disabilities that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration. The amount received depends on several factors, including the number of people filing. Applicants […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats used some of their time designated for questioning attorney general nominee Pam Bondi at a hearing this week to instead disavow Kash Patel, whom President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the FBI. At least half the committee Democrats made clear they planned to make Patel’s confirmation process as difficult as […]
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking to trim the fat on State Department expenditures under the incoming administration, targeting programs that push a “radical agenda” abroad. Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) told reporters Thursday that he is leading a thorough examination of State Department financial allocations and grants under the exiting administration. Mast said closed-door […]
While the United States’s most important election in years concluded last year, 2025 will see several country-defining elections take place around the world. With President-elect Donald Trump taking office, the elections will decide each country’s stance toward the United States, and their political trajectories in general. Several are close U.S. allies. Here are the four […]
President-elect Donald Trump and his family landed in the Washington, D.C., area on Saturday night as celebratory events surrounding his inauguration on Monday are already underway. Video posted to X showed Trump, incoming first lady Melania Trump, and their son, Barron, boarding an Air Force plane in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, with the […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence is reportedly planning on attending President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration, which is just two days away. According to NBC News, Pence was set to attend before the event was moved indoors due to the frigid temperatures expected in Washington, D.C., on Monday. That decision is unchanged, the outlet said, citing a […]
The Department of Justice accused Walgreens of filing millions of prescriptions without a legitimate purpose, including those for opioids. The 300-page lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleged that Walgreens and its subsidiaries “dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act,” and that the […]
CAIRO (AP) — The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid. But in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, as he faces possible imprisonment over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month. Yoon’s arrest could mark the beginning of an extended period in custody for him, […]
(The Center Square) – Additional time through the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene has been requested of FEMA and its Temporary Sheltering Assistance Program. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein penned a letter to outgoing Administrator Deanne Criswell on Thursday. “Many of these families’ homes need long-term rebuilding and are not and will not be safe […]
