Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) on Wednesday launched a petition through his Patriotic PAC group to pressure the Trump administration into firing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who is facing scrutiny from Congress over his department’s authorization of strikes against alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. Ryan has suggested Hegseth may have committed war […]

President Donald Trump personally attacked the Indiana Republican leader in the state Senate on Wednesday, the day before the legislative body is supposed to vote on a contentious redistricting bill. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump took issue with Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray’s defiant opposition to the Republican Party’s mid-decade redistricting […]

January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 20 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]

A Thursday vote on expiring Obamacare subsidies is presenting Senate Republicans with their latest unity test as Democrats seek to make the 2026 elections a referendum on affordability. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is offering Republicans a GOP alternative to the three-year extension Democrats will bring to the floor, and most of his members appear […]