Author: Elaine Mallon

Four of President Donald Trump‘s top appointees, including three Cabinet members, will testify on Capitol Hill regarding the 2026 fiscal budget. Lee Zeldin Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will testify before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at 10 a.m. Linda McMahon Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before the House Appropriations…

This Memorial Day weekend is set to see the most people traveling since 2005, as AAA forecasts that more than 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home. “While this Memorial Day weekend isn’t expected to set an air travel record (set back in 2005 with 3.64 million travelers), this year’s numbers…

A three-day statewide strike of New Jersey Transit workers ended on Sunday after a transit union reached an agreement with NJ Transit.  The union, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, called off the strike at 6 p.m.  NJ Transit said trains should be operating at their full schedule beginning on Tuesday. NJ Transit will take…

President Donald Trump is calling for “a major investigation” into former Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign over allegations that she paid off celebrities such as Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, and Bono to endorse her for president.  “HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT?” Trump posted…

June’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 11 days. The next SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on May 30 because June 1 falls on a weekend. SSI payments are given to beneficiaries living with debilitating disabilities that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration. The amount beneficiaries receive depends on several…

The second round of May’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to retirees in two days. Here is all you need to know about May’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…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called out Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) for vowing to vote “no” on President Donald Trump’s tax bill, leading to a heated exchange between the two Republican lawmakers. The Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday advanced its portion of Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” which would permanently extend the president’s 2017 tax…

The North Carolina State Board of Elections ousted Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell after clinching a GOP majority for the first time in about 10 years.  Brinson Bell, who had served in the position since 2019, was replaced by Sam Hayes, the top lawyer for GOP state House Speaker Destin Hall.  “While I would have…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins testifies before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee at 11:30 a.m. Collins’s testimony comes as top Trump administration officials join lawmakers this week to discuss the fiscal 2026 budget. HERE ARE THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT HAVE BEEN STRUCK DOWN Last week, President Donald Trump released his “skinny budget” request, which included…

The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at 10 a.m. Noem will testify about the department’s 2026 fiscal budget.