The Texas Democratic Party is running a candidate in every 2026 state and federal election for the first time in the modern history of the state. The party is running 104 candidates to fill every congressional and state legislative seat, along with every statewide judicial and state Board of Education race, the Texas Tribune reported. […]

The second round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Dec. 17.  The first round of payments went out on Dec. 10 to recipients born on or […]

House Republicans have found themselves once again staring down the barrel of an 11th-hour vote ahead of the holidays that risks fracturing the party. The item before the House this time around is their healthcare plan, the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a response to the Obamacare subsidies that are set to […]

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) said there would not be a vote to extend the expiring Obamacare subsidies. The decision not to do so has left many legislators peeved, including many Republicans such as Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY). During an interview on CBS News’s The Takeout with Major Garrett, Lawler blasted the decision […]