Author: Ross O’Keefe Washington Examiner

The first round of April’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in two days. Social Security payments typically begin on the second Wednesday of every month, and the following waves go out in the subsequent weeks. The distribution of payments depends on which day of…

Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to protest the Trump administration in “Hands Off” rallies across the United States. Organizers aimed at holding over 1,400 protests across all 50 states with nearly 600,000 people signed up to attend. “Whether you are mobilized by the attacks on our democracy, the slashing of jobs,…

Several members of the House Freedom Caucus have already lined up their opposition to the House Republican leadership-endorsed Senate budget resolution. The Senate budget resolution would only need a few Republican detractors to tank it altogether. A few Freedom Caucus members cited House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Jodey Arrington’s assessment of the budget resolution to…

Elon Musk took a swipe at top trade adviser Peter Navarro in a post on his social media platform X on Saturday over his his Harvard University degree. Navarro is one of President Donald Trump‘s senior counselors for trade and manufacturing. “A PhD in Econ from Harvard is a bad thing, not a good thing,”…

Former New York Rep. George Santos is facing an 87-month prison sentence for his part in a fraud scheme. The Justice Department detailed its case against Santos in a 26-page letter to United States District Judge Joanna Seybert. Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney John J. Durham, who was appointed by the Trump administration,…

Former President Barack Obama‘s marriage to Michelle Obama suffered during his presidency, he admitted in a talk at Hamilton College on Thursday. There was some speculation about the pair’s marriage after the former president attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral and President Donald Trump‘s inauguration solo. Rumors even stooped to Barack having an affair with actress Jennifer…

Several departments within the federal government had personnel cuts leaked or reported while the U.S. fixates on and adjust’s to the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs. Positions at the IRS, State Department, and Energy Department have been marked for cuts or planned cuts during the tariff firestorm, which has plunged the stock market into the red.…

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has yet to call a special election to fill recently deceased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat in Texas’s 18th Congressional District. He blamed Harris County’s abilities in conducting elections for his delay in announcing an election for the seat, which has been vacant for nearly a month since Turner died on…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent in the mayoral race, and while it gives him a shot at avoiding the crowded Democratic primary, it doesn’t look like it’ll rattle frontrunner former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s standing. Adams announced Thursday that he’ll be running as an independent for this year’s New…

A New York Democrat who had hoped to capitalize on Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) becoming the United Nations Ambassador was left empty-handed after her nomination was dropped. However, Blake Gendebian is hoping to revive his campaign for 2026, though his chances are likely slimmer against Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District. Stefanik’s nomination as…