New Jersey Republicans have a new leader after failing in their bid for the governor’s mansion and losing ground in the state legislature last year. The state party elected Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon as its next chairwoman on Monday, following the exits of former state party chairman Glenn Paulsen, the party’s vice chair, and its […]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), who has represented California’s 1st Congressional District since 2013, died Tuesday at 65. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) confirmed the congressman’s death on X, writing that it was a “sudden loss.” “Doug was a loving father and husband, and staunch advocate for his constituents and rural America,” Emmer said in […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha said the Democratic Party is airing “grievances” regarding the U.S. Army’s recent operation in Venezuela rather than praise. U.S. troops attacked Caracas, Venezuela, and captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday. The Army’s Delta Force completed its mission with no U.S. military casualties […]
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Monday lavished praise on President Donald Trump for wresting power from former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. While Machado has emerged in recent years as the most powerful leader in the country to challenge Maduro, the Trump administration did not rally behind her to succeed the fallen president, instead […]
Democratic House leaders are holding a special hearing on Tuesday, marking the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021. The unofficial hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C., and will examine what House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) described as “ongoing threats to free and fair elections.” The forum was announced by Jeffries in a […]
The Department of Justice has only reviewed a small percentage of the Epstein files, and more than 2 million documents still remain, attorneys told a court Monday. The DOJ is two weeks past the deadline for the files’ release dictated by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and could take longer even with hundreds of lawyers […]
February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 24 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February’s payment will go out on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]
The first round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in eight days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 14. The second round of payments will be sent out on Jan. 21 to recipients […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) issued a calming message to those concerned about the fallout from the arrest of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. To those concerned about a looming war between the countries, Johnson said not to “expect boots on the ground” in the South American country. Johnson implied further calmness […]
President Donald Trump‘s Venezuelan intervention will likely have a significant effect on determining the GOP nominee for the 2028 presidential election. For months, Trump has hinted at his desire to see a ticket featuring both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though the president himself hasn’t necessarily clarified which man he’d […]
