This story is part of a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle. Scroll down to the bottom of the story for the latest prediction market odds of who is going to win. America’s 250th anniversary is giving President Donald Trump a reason to get […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is turning Michigan‘s Senate race into a proxy fight with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), placing herself directly at odds with his preferred candidate in a primary that has implications for the future of New York and national politics. On Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez waded into her first contested Senate race of […]

The first round of July Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, July 8. The second round will go out on July 15 to those born between […]

President Donald Trump maintains financial ties to the gaming website Roblox, as numerous lawsuits accuse it of failing to protect child users from predators. Trump made 12 stock purchases in the company, eight sales, and earned dividends and capital gains of less than $1,000 each in 2025, according to his newly released financial disclosures. Some […]