Why Trump 2.0 honeymoon may finally be over:...

After riding a political honeymoon for a year, President Donald Trump’s dominance could be coming to an end as he meets resistance from Senate Republicans over the chamber’s filibuster rule and the Supreme Court over tariffs. The other coequal branches of the federal government to Trump’s executive, the legislative and judiciary, “are standing up and […]

Downside of $2,000 tariff dividend checks: inflation

Sending $2,000 tariff dividend payments to voters could further fuel inflation, economists caution, even if it offers households short-term relief from the cost of living. Over the weekend, Trump said he wants to provide “a dividend of at least $2000 a person” from his tariff agenda. The details of such a plan, and even if […]

December Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes...

December Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will be issued to recipients in 19 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, as is the case with December’s payment. If a payment falls on either a weekend or a holiday, however, SSI payments are issued on the last […]

Democrats ‘regroup’ for Senate Obamacare talks after shutdown...

Senate Democrats have little time to cobble together a bill extending premium Obamacare subsidies with no guarantee that the legislation can pass, a bitter pill to swallow after weeks spent fighting with Republicans over healthcare. There are just three weeks when the Senate is in session before mid-December, when Republicans committed to holding a vote […]

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