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 […]
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that he is surging federal agents and “investigative resources” to Minnesota as a fraud scandal mostly involving Somali immigrants continues to grip the state. In a update on Sunday, Patel said the bureau’s investigation will look to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs,” some of which have already been […]
The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C., a day before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot confessed to investigators that he became “bewildered” by the 2020 election and believed someone needed to “speak up,” according to a new memo. The memo, unsealed on Sunday, detailed Brain Cole […]
President Donald Trump said a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war is “very close” to being reached following his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. Trump met with Zelensky for the first time since October at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as the peace talks were at their highest […]
