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

February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 16 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February’s payment will go out on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]

Top Democrat challenges Trump on ban of big...

The top Democrat on the House’s housing subcommittee expressed skepticism about the Trump administration’s push to ban institutional investors, such as Blackstone, from purchasing single-family homes.  Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), the ranking member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, spoke with the Washington Examiner on Tuesday during an interview focused on housing policy and […]

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 today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Jan. 14.  The second round of payments will be sent out on Jan. 21 to recipients born […]

Trump faces Venezuela war powers uncertainty as he...

President Donald Trump is staring down another possible setback in the GOP-led Senate on a bipartisan measure to restrict further military operations against Venezuela without congressional approval. The so-called war powers resolution advanced last week, but its ability to clear final passage as early as Wednesday hinges on whether Trump can personally sway the five Republicans who bucked him […]

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