The first round of May Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in 10 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, May 13. The second round will go out on May 20 to those born between the […]

EXCLUSIVE — Largely outside of the public eye, Customs and Border Protection has continued to surge personnel into the interior of the United States to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest immigrants lacking permanent legal status in the three months since the White House halted the fiery showdown in Minnesota. In the roughly 100 days since […]

This story is the first in a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle. Scroll down to the bottom of the story for the latest prediction market odds of who is going to win. Democrats hold the early advantage in the battle for […]

The Congressional Black Caucus is bracing for potential fallout after a Supreme Court decision this week dealt a blow to race-based redistricting, setting the stage for a new round of the redistricting wars.  The ruling could intensify gerrymandering battles in both red and blue states, with implications for black-majority districts and Democratic representation more broadly. According […]