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Half-smoked Winston Churchill cigar to hit auction block

A cigar half-smoked by legendary British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is set to be sold at auction close to 80 years after it was first lit.

Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives in 27 days

In 27 days, recipients of the Supplemental Security Income program will receive their checks worth up to $914 for individual filers.

Social Security update: Direct payment up to $4,555 goes out to millions in 11 days

The first round of June's three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,555, will be sent out in 11 days, according to the Social Security Administration's schedule.

Supreme Court news: Liberal justices’ ‘dissent rate’ lowest since Roberts joined in 2005

With 27 opinions left for the Supreme Court to hand down before the end of the month, the rate of dissents from the three-member liberal minority bloc is standing at its lowest point in the past 25 years.

Kaine frustrated by Manchin pipeline deal: Washington Photos of the Week

The House and Senate passed bipartisan legislation this week to raise the debt ceiling with both President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) praising the compromise to avoid default.

McCarthy’s ‘down payment’ on budget cuts hits Senate roadblock

When the House passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling on Wednesday night, Republican leaders made a pledge: The legislation was just a “down payment” on reining in the federal budget.

DeSantis finds his feet, and his voice, against Trump

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former President Donald Trump have been at loggerheads since the governor declared his candidacy for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Biden’s new CDC pick backed some of the strictest COVID-19 restrictions in US

Former North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen has reportedly been selected by President Joe Biden to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but her record during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Tar Heel State is casting a shadow over her expected appointment.

New Hampshire man arrested for making death threats against unidentified senator

A New Hampshire man has been charged with threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder an unnamed U.S. senator, a federal prosecutor announced Friday.

MTG claims release of Jan. 6 tapes could ‘put the security of the Capitol at risk’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) changed her stance on the public release of security footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, claiming the footage could jeopardize the security of the Capitol.
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