Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pledged to remain in the Democratic Party after saying he would leave it if it officially adopts an anti-Israel platform.  Fetterman said in the middle of July that if “our party ever becomes, and just makes it official, the anti-Israel party, that’s when I would leave because that’s been a moral […]

The September 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 31 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]

Many people say the American healthcare system is largely broken, or at least facing seemingly intractable problems. But it could get worse, compounded by policies of President Donald Trump’s administration on medical debt and inaction by Congress. Expiration of tax credits from the Affordable Care Act at 2025’s end restricted who could claim Medicaid assistance. […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment rather than answer senators’ questions this week about his conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic. But in the 1,141-page private diary released before that hearing, the former top infectious disease official had plenty to say about the press, his celebrity, his enemies on the “far right,” and his frustration […]