Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara resigned from his position on Tuesday, after investigators determined he tampered with their probe into allegations he was guilty of sexual misconduct. Mayor Jacob Frey confirmed O’Hara stepped down during a press conference. O’Hara resigned after Frey informed him that he would take disciplinary action, including discharge, due to the […]
The June 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in five days. 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 […]
President Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on his career in the Senate as he took to Truth Social to celebrate Ken Paxton‘s win in the Texas Senate GOP runoff. “Congratulations to Ken Paxton on such a tremendous win, and to John Cornyn for having run a strong and powerful race but, more importantly, […]
Texas state Rep. James Talarico‘s Democratic Senate campaign raked in record donations on Tuesday, when his rival secured the Republican nomination, setting the pair up to face off in November. Tuesday evening, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton trounced Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), securing a resounding victory in the Republican primary that ended the incumbent’s decadeslong […]
EXCLUSIVE — High gas prices are causing more than half of voters to consider not supporting Republicans, new polling shows, in a warning sign that the Iran war’s consequences could hamper the GOP’s efforts to keep control of the House and Senate. Results from a recent Overton Insights survey, shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner, […]
The national average price for regular gas dropped again on Wednesday, falling to $4.459 per gallon. It is the second straight day that fuel costs have decreased after the Memorial Day holiday, traditionally known as the start of the summer driving season and, subsequently, an increase at the pumps. Fuel prices have trended downward over […]
The third round of May Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on May 27. The first round went out on May 13 to those born on or before the 10th […]
Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico has had two months since winning the March 3 primary to campaign, as Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Attorney General Ken Paxton have engaged in a bruising runoff. So what has he been up to? In his effort to become the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate seat since […]
Republican Mike Rogers maintains a polling advantage over his Democratic opponents duking it out in a messy primary for the open Michigan Senate seat. But the lead of the former Michigan congressman and Trump-backed presumptive GOP nominee remains within the margins of error in recent surveys, presenting a statistical dead heat for the battleground seat […]
Israel launched an airstrike in Gaza on Tuesday night that killed one of the top Hamas military chiefs responsible for planning the October 7 attacks against Israel. Mohammed Odeh held the top military position for only 11 days, replacing Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who had also died in an Israeli military operation earlier in May. Odeh reportedly […]
