Trump threatens Minnesota with Insurrection Act after second...

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke a law allowing him to send the military or federalized National Guard troops into Minnesota, arguing that “insurrectionists” are causing chaos in the streets.  “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., […]

February Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes...

February 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 15 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 […]

Trump’s tariffs aren’t raising prices, but they are...

President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda hasn’t caused increased inflation, as predicted by many economists, but it does appear to be having one unintended consequence: shrinking America’s manufacturing workforce. Though Trump didn’t make good on his campaign promise to wipe out post-pandemic price spikes immediately upon entering office, economic forecasts claiming the president’s tariffs would drive […]

Key Republican says Senate housing bill included too...

The top House Republican on housing said that provisions in the Senate’s bipartisan reform legislation wouldn’t have passed the House because they involved spending but emphasized that there is much overlap between that bill and the House’s new bipartisan measure. The House Financial Services Committee advanced the bill, the Housing for the 21st Century Act, […]

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