The war in Iran and the Department of Homeland Security shutdown are pushing President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal 2027 far beyond the standard delivery window, Trumpworld insiders say. Congress sets a statutory deadline for the president to deliver a budget request for the coming fiscal year by the first Monday of February, but […]

The third round of March 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 March 25.  The first round went out on March 11 to those born on or before […]

The new nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security walked into his confirmation hearings with an unexpected endorsement in tow. “If anyone is willing to stand their butt up to protect America, it’s Markwayne Mullin,” said Teamsters President Sean O’Brien in a playfully worded statement from early March, shortly after it was announced that […]

There’s a familiar rhetorical pattern to retirement announcements by most members of Congress. Whether a Democrat or a Republican, they’ll none-too-humbly brag about the federal largesse brought by them to their state or district. They’ll also praise their own judgment and wisdom, often with a quote from William Shakespeare or the Bible about knowing when […]