Iranian media sent out mixed signals last week concerning the country’s ballistic missile testing. The confusion comes before President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet on Monday. Israel and the United States are viewed as the top enemies of Iran. After an Iranian news outlet affiliated with Iran’s Islamic […]
EXCLUSIVE – Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has a warning for Republicans infuriated over his Senate campaign: They’re in danger of repeating the same mistake Democrats made with former President Joe Biden in 2024. In the analogy, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), 73, is the unpopular, elderly incumbent seeking reelection despite signs that he will lose, similar […]
President Donald Trump has belatedly recognized the threat the lingering aftershocks of inflation pose to his second term and Republican congressional majorities, but it won’t be easy to wrest control of the affordability narrative back from the Democrats. Trump devoted a pre-Christmas prime-time address from the White House to the most important issue of next […]
Marc Elias, the Democratic Party’s most prominent election lawyer, suffered a string of crushing court losses in 2025. Elias’s legal firm, the Elias Law Group, has been at the forefront of lawfare combatting election integrity efforts, enjoying considerable success in these fights over the past few years. However, this year, Elias lost several high-profile battles […]
January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in two 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 […]
The first round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 16 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 […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is highlighting the raw numbers that made 2025 a uniquely grueling year to argue that Republicans were historically productive in passing President Donald Trump’s agenda. The Senate cast 659 votes this year, Thune noted in an interview with the Washington Examiner — a number so high, he […]
Insurance lobbyists are working hard on Capitol Hill in an attempt to sway centrist Republicans into their camp as party leadership expresses strong skepticism toward extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies. As these lobbyists take meetings with GOP staffers and members, however, they likely aren’t mentioning the fact that the firms paying them millions to advance their […]
TEL AVIV, Israel — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet at a crucial moment for the ceasefire in Gaza, with Trump poised to push Netanyahu to prepare for Phase 2 of his 20-point peace plan despite lingering Israeli resistance. The two leaders will meet at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private […]
With control of Congress expected to hinge on a narrow margin in 2026, a small group of House and Senate incumbents is already emerging as the most vulnerable lawmakers of the coming cycle. Both parties are already zeroing in on a limited group of races likely to determine the balance of power. Many of the […]
