The second round of November Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in four days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Nov. 19.  The first round of payments already went out on Nov. 12 for retirees born […]

One year after President Donald Trump roared back into the White House and swept the GOP into control of both branches of Congress, the Republican Party was confronted with a blaring warning sign in the 2025 off-year elections. Exit polls showed women voters strongly favored Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia, helping them […]

The House will return to a full, five-day week of session this week after ending the longest government shutdown in United States history — and nearly eight weeks of absences on Capitol Hill have put a lot on the plate of House committee chairmen as they deal with a backlog in bills introduced before and […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proved his political muscle with his decisive Proposition 50 win, but the question now is whether he can sustain that influence beyond California and stay relevant, not just through the midterm elections next year but in the crucial run-up to the 2028 presidential race. Newsom, who has seemingly stolen a march […]