Former Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, known for his role in responding to the 2008 Great Recession, died on Tuesday after being treated for congestive heart failure. Frank had been on hospice care at his home in Maine for several months. He was 86. As one of the first openly gay lawmakers in Congress, Frank […]
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones quickly switched gears after making it to a runoff in the Georgia gubernatorial election, challenging his rival, healthcare executive Rick Jackson, to a debate. Jones and Jackson made it to a runoff Tuesday after they took 38.4% and 32.5% of the vote, respectively. The two are largely ideologically aligned, distinguished by […]
Tuesday’s primaries saw several major developments of national significance, some of which may help shape the dynamics of the midterm elections. Some of the most consequential primary elections took place on Tuesday, with some decided decisively and others going to runoffs. Here’s everything you missed from Tuesday night: Kentucky: Massie ousted In one of the […]
The June 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 12 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, with the two leaders hailing what Putin called an unprecedented level of relations. Putin received a red-carpet welcome at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, where Xi described the China-Russian relationship as a stabilizing force in a turbulent world and warned […]
The Justice Department‘s new $1.776 billion fund to compensate victims of lawfare is giving Democrats a fresh opportunity to drag Republicans back into politically fraught debates over Jan. 6 just months before the midterm elections. The DOJ announced the fund on Monday as part of its settlement with President Donald Trump, his sons Eric and […]
Gas prices continue to rise across the country just days before Memorial Day Weekend, the traditionally recognized beginning of summer and the summer driving season. Fuel costs rose to $4.55 per gallon on Wednesday, slowly approaching the current 2026 high of $4.56 per gallon. Gas prices typically increase during this time of year, though the […]
Pennsylvania‘s primary has set the table politically for a knife-fight fall campaign — and the winners could determine whether Democrats take back control of the House of Representatives. Four Republican-held congressional districts are at the center of it: the Bucks County-centric 1st held by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA); the Lehigh Valley-based 7th held by Rep. Ryan […]
The second round of May Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment today, May 20. The first round went out on May 13 to those born on or before the 10th […]
Senate Republicans’ hopes for a low-fanfare week capped off with a major policy victory have been quickly unraveled by a series of setbacks stretching from the campaign trail to President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom. Republican leaders are facing curveballs from Trump in his bid to oust their colleagues Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and John […]
