August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in 19 days.  SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have another qualifying disability.  The amount recipients receive varies based on several factors, including […]

President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP is eroding the party’s ideological center, as many lawmakers conclude there’s little room left for compromise — or for them. Among the latest to bow out are Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), two Republicans known for bipartisan deal-making, whose departures highlight the mounting pressure […]

The last time Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) threatened to withhold Democratic votes and force a government shutdown, it ended in a bitter internal feud that, at one point, seemed it might cost him his job. Now, just four months later, Schumer may be headed down a similar path that could spark more Democratic […]

The FBI and Justice Department may face steep obstacles if they pursue prosecutions against former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan over their roles in the Trump-Russia investigation, despite growing scrutiny over the discredited Steele dossier’s influence and allegations of perjury before Congress. Both Comey and Brennan are under federal criminal investigation for allegedly misusing […]