Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said she would not fully back current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to be the next majority leader when Democrats retake the majority in January. Slotkin told Politico that no single Democrat can claim credit for the party’s overall blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections, adding that she wouldn’t […]

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said there are several decisions from which she dissented, including the decision on presidential immunity, that she hopes the Supreme Court overturns in her lifetime. “I dissent a lot,” Sotomayor said during an event at the George Washington Presidential Library. “I’m hoping that the court will take back some of […]

WASHINGTON — Fresh off resounding wins in the midterm elections, congressional Democrats on Saturday placated their base ravenous for investigations of President Donald Trump, pledging to launch sweeping oversight targeting Trump and his allies and threatening to use the courts to enforce their investigative authority. Democratic members of the chief investigative committees appeared at Crooked […]

The December 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 23 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 […]