The Supplemental Security Income check for January 2025 will be sent out to eligible recipients in eight days, with the payments worth up to $943 for individual filers. The Social Security Administration will issue SSI payments to eligible citizens on Dec. 31, in accordance with requirements that the benefits be given to recipients by the first day of the month. The mandate for recipients to […]

President Joe Biden‘s State Department has sent millions of dollars in federal funds across the globe in an effort to aid LGBT migrants and refugees residing in foreign countries, according to a Washington Examiner analysis of federal spending records. The bulk of the payments, roughly $6 million, went toward enhancing “access to rights” for “LGBTQI+ […]

Today is Dec. 23, affectionately known as “Festivus,” a secular celebration that started in the 1960s, but made popular by the sitcom Seinfeld in the 1990s. It was created as a societal counter to the commercialism associated with the Christmas season.  However, it’s also become synonymous with wasteful government spending, particularly the millions of dollars […]

Rep. Barbara Lee’s (D-CA) time in Congress might be coming to an end, but a group of Oakland’s top elected officials are hoping she will pivot and run for mayor.  The self-described group of “business, labor, community, government, and faith leaders who rarely agree on things” released an open letter to Lee on Thursday claiming “extraordinary […]