What Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York calls the “Trump effect” could determine the outcome of the midterm elections, for better or for worse. “Almost everything in the past eight years can be described in terms of Donald Trump, and I think that this Democratic turnout increase is a Trump effect,” York said on […]
Postmaster General David Steiner will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Steiner is set to give remarks as part of the committee’s hearing on how to reform the U.S. Postal Service’s “broken business model” before it faces bankruptcy, the committee said. In Steiner’s last testimony before […]
The July 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in seven 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 another qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the Israel Defense Forces will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, even if the United States demands it. Katz’s comment is the first time any top Israeli official has publicly said they would go against the U.S. regarding Lebanon, after two weeks of avoidance. Stressing the danger posed to soldiers, […]
President Donald Trump claimed Iran pledged that it will not pursue any tolls or charges of any kind through the Strait of Hormuz, and that negotiations would end if it did. “Iran has informed the U.S. that, despite troublemaking Fake News reporting to the contrary, there are ‘NO TOLLS, NO INSURANCE COSTS, & NO OTHER […]
President Donald Trump normally summons congressional Republicans to the White House, but on Wednesday, he is making a rare trip to Capitol Hill to have lunch with GOP senators. And at least publicly, there is one agenda item. “We’re just going to talk about SAVE America,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “We have to pass […]
Senate Republicans have a laundry list of topics they want to discuss with President Donald Trump when he steps into the Capitol on Wednesday for what is expected to be a “robust” lunch. But it’s a commitment to unity they’re really seeking after weeks of rolling controversies that have damaged their relationship with Trump and […]
The third round of June Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued Wednesday. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment Wednesday. The first round went out on June 10 to those born on or before the 10th of a […]
Republican lawmakers in tough reelection battles this year aren’t shying away from sharing the spotlight with President Donald Trump despite his low approval numbers. Instead, some are openly embracing Trump as he returns to the campaign trail to sell the public on his administration’s economic policies ahead of the November elections that will determine whether […]
The White House issued a stark rebuke on Tuesday evening of a report suggesting that President Donald Trump could be the one “well connected,” 79-year-old man who requested an unreleased weight loss drug from the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai put out a statement denying that the single […]
