The second round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The first round went out on Oct. 14 to those born on or before the […]

Three civil rights cases could ultimately unravel one of the transgender rights movement’s greatest Supreme Court victories, according to legal analysts. The three separate filings are workplace discrimination lawsuits, filed by aggrieved transgender federal workers, that challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” They allege various violations of […]

BANGOR, Maine — Hope Brogunier was visibly exasperated on Friday after watching Troy Jackson onstage for his final debate against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). She was a die-hard Graham Platner supporter and still reeling from his removal from the Maine Senate ballot. Now, she was processing with horror that Jackson, his Democratic replacement, had struggled […]

Voters in four states will decide whether to expand or restrict access to abortion in their states during the 2026 midterm elections, four years after the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade. Virginians, Idahoans, and Nevadans will vote on whether to pass ballot initiatives protecting abortion access in their respective states, […]