President Donald Trump has confirmed he will welcome Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to the White House next week after U.S. forces captured the South American country’s authoritarian leader and brought him to New York to face trial on federal charges. “I understand she’s coming in next week sometime, and I look forward to […]

The economy added 50,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. Forecasters had expected roughly 66,000 new jobs and for the unemployment rate to fall from 4.6% to 4.5%. The interpretation “Obviously, a little bit of a mixed bag,” Dan North, a senior economist with Allianz Trade Americas, told the Washington […]

Vice President JD Vance made a rare appearance at the podium during Thursday’s White House press briefing to mount a passionate defense of Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid growing anti-ICE protests after an officer was involved in a fatal shooting in Minneapolis. “I’m not happy that this woman lost her life,” Vance said of Renee […]

February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 21 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 […]