January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 24 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 […]

The first round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in three days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Dec. 10.  The second round of payments will go out on Dec. 17 for retirees born […]

House Democrats feel confident heading into 2026, having made headway in elections this year, as they shift their focus to affordability.  After Democrats had sweeping wins in the November election and gained over 10 points in the Tennessee special election, the party is feeling confident that the midterm elections will go their way as they […]

The longstanding bipartisan tradition of allowing senators to sink judicial nominees from their home state appears safe for now, despite high-profile setbacks involving President Donald Trump’s hand-picked federal prosecutors. Key Republicans are resisting Trump’s calls to abolish the Senate’s “blue slip” practice on judicial nominees, even after courts determined Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan were […]