February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 20 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February’s payment will be issued on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]

Democrats want more transparency from their party leaders after the Democratic National Committee refused to release its 2024 autopsy report, a decision that has fanned growing discontent following a spate of bruising election losses. “They should release it, I’m all for transparency,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a possible contender for president in 2028, told the […]

President Donald Trump’s capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in Caracas last weekend may have earned him praise from Republican hawks, but it has also exposed fissures in the GOP. Five Republican senators on Thursday voted with Democrats to proceed with a resolution restricting Trump’s war powers regarding Venezuela, as questions are raised concerning […]

The Washington National Opera announced on Friday that it is ending its decadeslong partnership with the Trump-Kennedy Center, which has become the subject of sweeping controversy following President Donald Trump’s takeover of the institution. Unlike a stream of other leading artists and groups that have cut ties with the country’s leading cultural center in recent months, […]