The third round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in five days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 28. The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14 to recipients born on […]
A government contractor accused of leaking classified national security information to a Washington Post journalist was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday. He was charged with five counts of unlawfully transmitting and one count of unlawfully retaining classified national defense information. Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, 61, allegedly illegally accessed classified national defense […]
A special election in Michigan’s 35th District could offer one of the first clues about the 2026 political landscape, with control of the state Senate hanging by a single seat. The stakes are unusually high for a state legislative race. Democrats currently hold a one-vote majority in the Michigan Senate. A Democratic win would preserve […]
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in Wolford v. Lopez, a case that will determine whether the nation’s highest court is serious about its Second Amendment precedents. The matter is simple. Hawaii passed a law that, in practice, prohibits the state’s concealed carry permit holders from exercising their right to armed self-defense […]
President Donald Trump wrote about his Art of the Deal strategy in his 1987 book and has used the tactics throughout his career. But his maximalist approach as commander in chief could be reaching the point of diminishing returns, considering how often he has used it in the past year. Tom Cochran, a Democratic strategist […]
President Donald Trump has spent months criticizing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rates, repeatedly arguing they should be lower. Now the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation tied to Powell’s testimony on a costly Fed renovation project, prompting swift criticism from economists and former Fed chairs. On Capitol Hill, a small but […]
A bill that would make it illegal for Americans to be citizens of another country is causing anxiety for millions of dual citizens living in the United States and abroad. Introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) on Dec. 1, 2025, the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 seeks to establish that U.S. citizens “shall owe sole […]
When Maine voters head to the polls this year to pick a new governor, they will run into a growing problem in American politics: a lack of fresh, new candidates. While six of the 16 declared candidates have served in public office, three are direct descendants of familiar Maine or Maine-adjacent politicians. Hannah Pingree, daughter […]
President Donald Trump recently flirted with invoking the Insurrection Act again. This time, it was over the anti-ICE protests and some unrest in Minnesota. However, a different act of Congress could stand in his way. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the […]
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) believes he showed other governors the way forward if there is ever another border crisis like the one the country experienced during former President Joe Biden‘s administration. “No doubt about it,” Abbott responded when asked during an interview with the Washington Examiner in mid-January if he set a new standard for […]
