The July 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 18 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 a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]

The Kennedy Center began removing President Donald Trump’s name from its facade Friday evening and into the early hours of Saturday, hours after a court-ordered deadline. Scaffolding went up outside the performing arts center on Friday as dozens of onlookers gathered to watch the removal. In a court filing seeking an extension, the Kennedy Center’s […]

Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli began the week on the defensive, facing criticism from Democrats over comments he made about California’s then-still-uncounted primary election results. The First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California suggested federal election fraud charges could be forthcoming, even as vote counting continued across parts of the state. “We will […]

Conventional wisdom in presidential politics long relied on the “lane theory” to game out how a winning candidate could capture their party’s nomination by appealing to a certain specific subset of voters. If that theory still holds, putative 2028 Democratic candidate Rahm Emanuel has an early advantage — in the bike lane. Emanuel, on June […]