A former longtime Democrat in Maryland is trying to revive what loosely resembles the Larry Hogan playbook ahead of Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary. Ed Hale, a Democrat turned Republican who is “not a Donald Trump guy,” is testing whether a statewide GOP candidate running on a centrist platform can rebuild a winning coalition reminiscent of the […]

The third round of June Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, June 24.  The first round went out on June 10 to those born on or […]

The Trump administration’s decision to award a Trump-tied business a $1.7 million no-bid contract to clean up the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool is renewing scrutiny over other deals inked by Trump officials with politically connected contractors. Federal spending records show that the National Park Service sought only one vendor, Greenwater Services, to install a water […]

Iran‘s leadership has pitched its war with the United States and Israel as a triumph, emerging stronger and more resolute than ever, but the damage inflicted by the war may have fundamentally transformed the regime for the worse. After the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday, both sides quickly maneuvered to present the […]