The June 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in one day. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]

Headlines suggesting President Donald Trump’s Justice Department was targeting E. Jean Carroll for a perjury investigation created a mess for the administration last week. It was far from the first time the advice columnist and rape accuser caused a mess for Trump. Justice Department officials, however, helped turn this particular dust-up into a confusing reminder […]

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is sailing into retirement with a political luxury he never had as Senate GOP leader: the chance to openly break with President Donald Trump. Some of McConnell’s most biting criticism came last week when he denounced an “anti-weaponization” fund the Justice Department might use to compensate those pardoned after storming the […]

The first round of June 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 June 10. The second round will go out on June 17 to those born between the […]