January Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes...

January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in five days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]

First round of January Social Security payments goes...

The first round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 19 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 14.  The second round of payments will be sent out on Jan. 21 to recipients […]

Trump matches Biden’s first year of US attorney...

President Donald Trump has matched the number of U.S. attorneys confirmed during former President Joe Biden’s first year in office, even as his administration has faced a string of high-profile defeats over controversial prosecutor appointments and clashes with the Senate over confirmation rules. With the Senate’s approval of a year-end nominations package last week, lawmakers […]

The top economic policy developments of 2025 that...

From the passage of landmark tax legislation to President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff agenda, 2025 featured changes to economic policy that will have major implications for American families and businesses for years. Trump won the 2024 presidential election in large part because of voter dissatisfaction with the inflation that plagued the country for much of […]

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