Author: Elaine Mallon

The second round of June’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will be distributed in two days. Here is all you need to know about June’s Social Security payments. When does the check arrive? Social Security payments typically begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in…

Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s envoy for special missions, signaled he would consider jumping into California’s gubernatorial race if former Vice President Kamala Harris decided to run.  California’s race is more than a year away, but Harris is reportedly taking time this summer to determine whether she wants to make a bid to replace Gov.…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is welcoming talks between the White House and Texas Republicans centered on redrawing the state’s House district lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.  Jeffries said the state is already gerrymandered in favor of Republicans and that redistricting could make GOP-held districts more competitive.  “A lot of Democrats that we’ve…

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced on Thursday that he is deploying 5,000 National Guard troops in response to planned protests this weekend against President Donald Trump and his administration’s immigration raids. “Peaceful protests are part of the fabric of our nation, but Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles in response to…

Georgia GOP vice chairwoman Salleigh Grubbs, who was elected to the position last week, shared with conservative talk show host John Fredericks that she doesn’t think a woman would be able to win a statewide election.  “As a woman, I don’t think that a woman is going to be able to do it,” Grubbs said.…

Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will return to Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. to testify on the Defense Department’s fiscal budget, which is currently proposed at $813.5 billion. SEVEN TAKEAWAYS FROM PETE HEGSETH’S SENATE SHOWDOWN OVER PENTAGON SPENDING Hegseth’s hearing with lawmakers comes amid the riots in Los Angeles, for which he deployed 700…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press briefing at 1 p.m. On Tuesday, the Trump administration deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles to maintain law and order amid the riots in the city’s downtown area. NEWSOM WARNS ‘OTHER STATES ARE NEXT’ IN ADDRESS RIPPING TRUMP’S DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY TO LA President Donald…

The Department of Justice has determined that President Donald Trump possesses the authority to end federal land protections and abolish national monuments.  The May 27 opinion released on Tuesday found that the Antiquities Act, which allows the president to declare national monuments on federal land to protect against development, also enables the president to “alter…

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) closed its DEI office as President Donald Trump continues to battle with colleges and universities over DEI policies.  MIT President Sally Kornbluth shared in a letter that the Institute Community and Equity Office will be closing following a months-long review led by Vice President of Equity and Inclusion Karl…

Susan Hutson, the New Orleans sheriff responsible for the jail where ten inmates escaped last week, is suspending her campaign for reelection. Her announcement came just hours after a city council meeting where leaders focused on the prison break in which five inmates remain at large. “I am temporarily suspending my re-election campaign,” Hutson said…