The Trump administration renamed the headquarters of the United States Institute of Peace to the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.” The Trump administration is currently embroiled in a legal battle with the former USIP leadership and staff over who owns the institute. USIP’s staff has been fired twice, and the building is now in […]
Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN) was sworn in as the newest member of the House Republican conference on Thursday morning, less than two days after he won a special election in Tennessee. The House now stands at 220 Republicans to 213 Democrats, which translates to a three-seat majority for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who presided […]
The FBI arrested a suspect in connection with the pipe bombs that were planted in Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. The agency detained the suspect on Thursday morning, nearly five years after surveillance footage captured a person planting the devices near the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters, according to NBC News […]
January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 27 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]
As the fallout from a military strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean continues, Admiral Frank Mitchell Bradley is expected to tell congressional leaders the reported survivors killed in the attack were “legitimate targets.” “Adm. Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley plans to say he and his legal adviser concluded the two survivors were attempting to […]
President Donald Trump is struggling to rewrite the public narrative regarding affordability, underscored by this week’s closer-than-expected special election in Tennessee. Trump has dismissed concerns about affordability as a Democratic hoax after Democrats emphasized the issue last month before off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia. However, his rhetoric has apparently not placated the public, […]
Republicans are claiming victory in Tennessee’s special election, the final contest of the year, but analysts say it is the latest indication that the GOP faces a rough road ahead to maintain its razor-thin majority in the House during 2026. The GOP is already at a disadvantage heading into next year’s midterm elections, strategists say, […]
1-in-5 immigration judges have left their posts since President Donald Trump retook office in January, largely the result of firings by the executive branch. This past week, the Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York, one of whom are suing for alleged discrimination. Roughly 700 judges sat on the bench at the start of 2025, […]
Consumers in the United States spent a record amount of money online this Thanksgiving holiday, culminating in a massive spending spree on Cyber Monday. After previously setting e-commerce spending records on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, U.S. spenders set another record on Cyber Monday, spending a reported $14.25 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. This was an […]
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to scold Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) regarding the case of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2024 for charges of giving unauthorized individuals access to the county’s election systems. Trump lambasted Polis as a “sleazebag” for denying […]
