Multiple, seemingly disconnected touchstones of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda underscore the Arctic’s emergence as an economic and potential military battleground. Northern ice sheets are receding, which senior Trump administration officials tell the Washington Examiner is providing China and Russia with both the means and the incentive to expand their territorial claims in the Arctic. Officials noted […]

The second round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in two days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Jan. 21.  The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14 to recipients born […]

February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 11 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month. However, February’s payment will go out on Jan. 30. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, SSI payments are issued […]

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is leaning on her experience as a former school board official to buoy her Senate bid in a contested primary, but her record and the district’s turmoil under her tenure paint a different picture. A review of public records and archived news reports spanning back more than two decades to when […]