President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a warning to Iran that it must stop its proxies from “causing trouble” in Lebanon or Tehran risks being “hit” by the United States. “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “If they don’t, we’ll hit […]

A former longtime Democrat in Maryland is trying to revive what loosely resembles the Larry Hogan playbook ahead of Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary. Ed Hale, a Democrat turned Republican who is “not a Donald Trump guy,” is testing whether a statewide GOP candidate running on a centrist platform can rebuild a winning coalition reminiscent of the […]

The third round of June Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, June 24.  The first round went out on June 10 to those born on or […]

The Trump administration’s decision to award a Trump-tied business a $1.7 million no-bid contract to clean up the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool is renewing scrutiny over other deals inked by Trump officials with politically connected contractors. Federal spending records show that the National Park Service sought only one vendor, Greenwater Services, to install a water […]