The Justice Department under the Trump administration escalated its efforts this week to strip citizenship from individuals in the United States who obtained it through fraud, securing two denaturalizations this week and filing a third case tied to alleged marriage fraud. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the actions reflect a broader push by the Trump […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Democrats don’t seem to act as if they will face serious consequences from voters for the ongoing shutdown. The Department of Homeland Security shutdown has lasted almost six weeks, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Wednesday rejected the latest offer to fund it. He told the […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday escalated pressure on Senate Republicans, renewing calls for them to “TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER” as negotiations over a Department of Homeland Security funding deal remain stalled. In posts on Truth Social, Trump argued Republicans should move to eliminate the 60-vote threshold required to advance most legislation in the Senate, framing the […]
President Donald Trump will hold a Cabinet meeting on Thursday at 10 a.m. This will be the first meeting with newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. The gathering comes as airports face turmoil due to the partial government shutdown, which has left Transportation Security Administration workers without pay since February. IRANIAN NEGOTIATORS ARE ‘BEGGING’ […]
Comedian Bill Maher will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center in June, the center announced Wednesday. However, when it was reported that Maher was slated to receive the honor, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it “fake news.” A person with knowledge of the award recipient prior to […]
President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to agree to his terms for a deal ending the war “before it is too late.” The United States has been engaged in negotiations with Iran over the past week, sending a proposed settlement that was publicly rejected by the regime on Wednesday. Trump said Iranian officials have been […]
TRUMP: “YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO GET APPROVAL’: In remarks last night, President Donald Trump made a small confession. He has stopped calling the war with Iran a “war,” well, because, you know, wars are supposed to be approved by Congress under that whole Article 1 thing. “I won’t use the word ‘war’ because they say […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is emerging as one of the Senate’s most frustrating Democrats, not because he wields power like a swing vote, but because he refuses to use it at all. Since joining the Senate in 2023, Fetterman has at times embraced the characteristics of the political mavericks who came before him, such as Democrats-turned-independents Joe […]
The first round of April Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 13 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on April 8. The second round will go out on April 15 to those born between the […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in six days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. For months when the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, these payments are issued on the last business day […]