Alaska Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich dropped his bid to be the state’s next governor on Friday, endorsing the only other Democrat in the four-person general election race. Begich, who finished second among the top four candidates in Alaska’s open gubernatorial primary, cited his reason for dropping out as a lack of sufficient fundraising and […]

Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca is calling on President Donald Trump to reverse his executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. One day after Trump inked an executive order on Thursday changing the name of the lake under the official U.S. government, Seneca called the move “unacceptable” and an act […]

The Pentagon has agreed to pause the immediate firings of three Stars and Stripes employees for one week after the fired reporters and editors had sought a temporary restraining order to halt their removal. U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Trevor Neil McFadden, a Trump appointee, told the federal court during a hearing […]

The September 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in three 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 instead.  […]