In the days leading up to the new year, President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again to discuss peaceful resolutions to the foreign nations’ respective conflicts. The White House is seeking to make progress in solidifying the next phase of the Israel-Hamas […]

January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in five days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January’s payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month falls on a weekend or holiday, the latter being the […]

The first round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 19 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 14.  The second round of payments will be sent out on Jan. 21 to recipients […]

President Donald Trump has matched the number of U.S. attorneys confirmed during former President Joe Biden’s first year in office, even as his administration has faced a string of high-profile defeats over controversial prosecutor appointments and clashes with the Senate over confirmation rules. With the Senate’s approval of a year-end nominations package last week, lawmakers […]