The GOP is holding a press conference with Republican congressional leadership on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The briefing comes as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues. Democrats have proposed a deal to fund most of DHS, excluding funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but it has failed to gain bipartisan support. FOUR POSSIBLE OBSTACLES […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is encouraging Virginians to vote yes on the state’s redistricting referendum that could land Democrats a 10-1 advantage over Virginia’s U.S. House seats. Spanberger appears in a seven-figure, statewide ad buy released on Wednesday, telling Virginia voters that she is voting yes on the referendum to redistrict the commonwealth. The measure […]
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay a $375 million fine on Tuesday for violating a state law by failing to disclose the risks of its social media platforms’ mental toll on minors. The verdict is the result of more than two years of litigation led by the New Mexico Department of Justice. The […]
The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in seven days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. When the first day of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, payments are issued on the last business day of the previous […]
The third round of March Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, March 25. The first round went out on March 11 to those born on or before the […]
Officials in Israel and the United States claim Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Qalibaf is participating in constructive talks with the U.S., but he says negotiations haven’t even begun. An unnamed source told Israeli outlet the Jerusalem Post on Monday that Qalibaf has been leading discussions between the Trump administration and Tehran. Separately, an unidentified Israeli […]
Long-shot Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan, currently stuck polling in the low single digits, is centering his campaign on fiscal accountability and directly challenging California’s budget policies to stand out among the crowded field. With less than two months to go before the June 2 primary election, Mahan’s well-funded campaign is failing to gain traction […]
Congressional Republicans will face an uphill battle to get a second reconciliation bill across the finish line before the midterm elections. Republicans have been weighing for months about what they would include in a second tax and spending bill and, most recently, are considering putting elements of a voter ID bill President Donald Trump wants […]
House Republican leaders remain open to requiring warrants before federal agencies can access troves of data that may contain the information of U.S. citizens, but believe the short-term extension of key surveillance authorities should come first, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) told the Washington Examiner. Like many of his current colleagues, the Ohio Republican and chairman […]
Two men suspected of being connected with the arson attack on four ambulances outside the Machzike Hadath synagogue in London were arrested on Wednesday. Counterterrorism officials in the United Kingdom apprehended two men, ages 45 and 47, “on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.” The attack occurred on early Monday morning and occurred […]
