Author: Misty Severi, Washington Examiner

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) dealt a blow to North Carolina GOP gubernatorial front-runner Mark Robinson this week by endorsing Robinson’s top challenger Bill Graham, an affluent businessman. Graham and Robinson, who are seeking the Republican nomination for North Carolina governor, are hoping to replace Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) next year. Cooper cannot seek reelection because…

Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive a second monthly payment in December, worth up to $914 for individual filers, in exactly three weeks. The second payment will go out on Friday, Dec. 29, and it comes four weeks after the first payment went out on Dec. 1. There are two payments sent to beneficiaries during…

The first wave of December’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at 70, will go out to millions of retired seniors in five days. Retirees born between the 1st and 10th of a month will receive their payments on Dec. 13. Beneficiaries born between the 11th and 31st of the month…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will meet with White House officials to discuss the city’s migrant crisis on Thursday evening in a last-minute change of plans as he attends the White House’s national menorah lighting ceremony. Adams, who was initially expected to only meet with Democratic congressional leaders and the director of the Federal…

Ian Cramer, the 42-year-old son of Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), was charged with felony manslaughter Thursday after he was allegedly involved in a crash after a police pursuit that resulted in the death of a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday. The younger Cramer, who suffers from severe mental disorders, was charged with felony counts…

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) slammed University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill’s testimony in front of Congress this week as “absolutely shameful” after she gave a controversial response on punishments for antisemitism on campus. Magill appeared in front of the House of Representatives on Tuesday alongside the presidents of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of…

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) accused the Biden administration of “green hypocrisy” over its energy policies on Thursday after a government report revealed that the majority of federal employees are still working remotely. Ernst shared a memo from the Government Accountability Office this week, which revealed that the top 24 federal departments used less than half…

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to discuss his city’s migrant crisis with several Democratic congressional leaders in Washington on Thursday, one month after he suddenly left the capital to deal with an FBI inquiry into his campaign. Adams is expected to sit down with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and…

The first wave of December’s Social Security payments will go out to millions of retired seniors in a little less than one week. Retirees born between the first and 10th of a month will receive their payments, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at 70, in six days on Dec. 13. Beneficiaries born between…

Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive a second monthly payment in December, worth up to $914 for individual filers, in just over three weeks. The second payment will go out in 22 days on Dec. 29, four weeks after the first check went out on Dec. 1. There are two payments sent to beneficiaries during…