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

Vulnerable members of Congress who rely on the gambling industry to fund their campaigns are pushing legislation that the industry wants passed, a Washington Examiner review of campaign finance filings has found. Reps. Susie Lee (D), Steven Horsford (D), Mark Amodei (R), and Diana Titus (D) — all from Nevada — have thrown their support […]

The House Homeland Security Committee has requested testimony from the leaders of key agencies behind the Trump administration‘s sweeping immigration raids just hours after another officer-involved shooting occurred in Minneapolis on Saturday. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) summoned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Todd Lyons, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner […]

Senate Democrats have threatened to block the passage of the appropriations bill funding the government after the deadly shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. In a statement on Saturday night, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) vowed a blockade against the legislation if the funding bill for the Department of Homeland […]