Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party announced he would run for reelection, after President Donald Trump publicly questioned whether he would. Speculation about Netanyahu’s political future increased after Trump, the prime minister’s closest international ally, voiced uncertainty, citing the Israeli prime minister’s long career. The Likud party shut down any speculation in a brief […]
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said voters in Maine are giving Graham Platner, who won the Democratic Senate nomination, a chance to rebuild credibility as a candidate after a series of controversies about his past have surfaced. “He understands he needs to do work; he understands they’re giving him a chance at redemption,” Khanna said on […]
The July 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 21 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 […]
President Donald Trump suggested more military action is to come in Iran, saying the negotiators there took too long to agree to a deal and would now “pay the price.” Trump has given mixed messages about the Iran war in the past week, saying at one point Tuesday that the attack “wasn’t a big deal” […]
Democrats are divided over who will take up the progressive mantle during their 2028 presidential primary season after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appeared to rule out a White House run during a conversation with Robert Costa at the National Press Club. Several progressives are thought to be Sanders’s apparent heir-in-waiting, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) […]
Bill Pulte won’t be running the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for a long time, but President Donald Trump will use the acting DNI’s tenure to all but eliminate a federal agency he’s long privately despised, according to Trumpworld insiders. Trump’s “entire political career” could be characterized as “taking on the deep state,” […]
The first round of June Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Monday, June 10. The second round will go out on June 17 to those born between the 11th and […]
A growing legal dispute over the Justice Department’s investigation into hospitals that provide transgender-related drugs and surgeries to children is escalating into a broader judicial turf war, with Democrat-appointed federal judges in multiple states increasingly stepping into proceedings that legal scholars argue are out of their jurisdictions. The latest developments came Tuesday, when a federal […]
Republicans on Capitol Hill and beyond have shifted their focus toward cutting fraud in government programs, an effort they hope will resonate with voters in November. Lawmakers have rolled out several bills related to stopping fraud in government programs. The raft of legislation adds to efforts by the Trump administration to crack down on fraud […]
Retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) may no longer have to defend a swing seat, but he’s leaving Washington with a warning: Constant campaigns in competitive seats take a toll. Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is one of the reddest seats held by a Democrat, as President Donald Trump won the district by 9 points in 2024 […]
