The Israeli Cabinet has recognized 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Sunday. Smotrich, who also serves as the chairman of the country’s Religious Zionist Party, has been a longtime leading advocate for the settlements that are deemed illegal under international law. In August, Smotrich unveiled the Cabinet’s […]

January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 10 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 […]

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

Vice President JD Vance has been a loyal lieutenant to President Donald Trump, but the new year will bring new opportunities and challenges should he decide to launch a campaign to become commander in chief. More than two years before the first votes are cast in the 2028 Republican presidential primary, Vance, who has downplayed […]