Iran launched an elaborate six-day funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, staging a carefully choreographed display of national unity and defiance just four months after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes killed the longtime leader. The ceremonies began after Khamenei’s body lay at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla Mosque on Friday. State media showed five […]

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) exchanged friendly greetings as the president exited Air Force One to deliver remarks at Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day. The president and Thune have shared a tense relationship in recent weeks over the Senate’s failure to pass the SAVE America Act. Pressure mounted when Trump axed […]

The August 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 27 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. If the first day falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the payment is sent on the last business day of the previous month […]

This story is part of a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle. Scroll down to the bottom of the story for the latest prediction market odds of who is going to win. America’s 250th anniversary is giving President Donald Trump a reason to get […]