The third round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in two days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 28. The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14 to recipients born on […]
Amid the civil unrest due to anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 60 chief executive officers wrote a letter calling for the lowering of tensions in the city, along with pleas and hopes of returning to normalcy. The business leaders have called for cooperative efforts between Mayor Jacob Frey, Governor Tim Walz, and Trump administration officials […]
Families of the 67 people killed in a midair collision over the Potomac River say regulators have taken steps to improve aviation safety since the crash one year ago, though they argue additional changes are still needed. On Jan. 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 was circling to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport […]
Certain House races in 2026 are seeing larger-than-normal fields, with the number of candidates in primary and special elections climbing into the double digits. The races, from Georgia to Arizona to New York, are drawing massive candidate interest after incumbents in those congressional districts left for a variety of reasons. This year’s election cycle is […]
The National Park Service removed an exhibit at the President’s House Site at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last week. The “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” exhibit focused on the nine slaves who lived at the location when President George Washington resided there from 1790 to 1797, when […]
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama released statements on Sunday critical of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent. Both presidents expressed sympathy over Pretti’s death while criticizing the string of events that led to it. They also lamented the recent events in Minnesota and condemned the conduct and actions […]
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted he has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China, as President Donald Trump fumes over a recent partnership between the two countries. Canada and China struck a “preliminary agreement” on Jan. 16 that saw both lower tariffs on certain goods. It included Canada importing 49,000 Chinese […]
President Donald Trump dodged on whether he supported federal agents’ decision to shoot and kill 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday during an immigration operation. Trump was pressed by Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey on whether Border Patrol agents responded appropriately when they killed Pretti, who briefly intervened when an agent pushed a […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reiterated his promise to oppose funding the Department of Homeland Security and suggested to “rewrite” the appropriations bill instead, as another possible government shutdown looms large this week. Schumer voiced his opposition to the DHS funding bill after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a Border Patrol […]
Israel has agreed to reopen the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, in what is a key part of the second phase of the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his security cabinet for discussions on the crossing point earlier on Sunday. His office announced hours after that […]
