There are just three more days until April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, which is worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries. The installment goes out on Monday, April 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration. […]
After months of controversy over plagiarism and antisemitism, Harvard saw a small drop in undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, according to data published Thursday night. The school received nearly 3,000 fewer applications this year than last, although the drop represented a modest 5.14% decrease in applicants overall. Harvard noted that this year marked […]
NEW YORK CITY — Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton increased the wattage of the spotlight shone on President Joe Biden Thursday during a high-dollar, high-stakes fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. But Biden’s predecessors appeared to remember their responsibility as Democrats to the party and underscored the incumbent’s record, as […]
NEW YORK — Former President Barack Obama scolded anti-war protesters who interrupted his $25 million fundraiser for President Joe Biden alongside former President Bill Clinton. “You can’t just talk and not listen,” Obama said in New York City on Thursday night after multiple disruptions. “That’s what the other side does.” Most of the protesters inside […]
The first total solar eclipse visible from Canada in nearly 45 years will bring a wave of tourists to the Niagara Falls area. April 8 will see a total solar eclipse along the path of the waterfalls on the border between the United States and Canada. It is the first time Canadians will experience a […]
China’s counterintelligence officials have warned businesses under Beijing’s jurisdiction that sharing information with Western corporate consulting firms could “seriously endanger national security.” “Such information, if accumulated to a certain extent and analyzed in a comprehensive manner, can reflect important information about our economic operation, national defense and military,” according to China’s Ministry of State Security. […]
House Democrats‘ campaign arm announced on Thursday that it is adding four Democratic candidates to its “Red to Blue” program as the party seeks to retake the House majority in 2024. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Derek Tran in California, Dave Min in California, Sue Atlman in New Jersey, and Laura Gillen in New […]
Two challengers to San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s reelection bid said they would declare a state of emergency to address the city’s fentanyl crisis and call in more National Guard troops to combat its out-of-control open-air drug dens if they won. Mark Farrell, a venture capitalist who served as interim mayor of San Francisco for […]
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R‑KY) offered President Joe Biden on Thursday an opportunity to testify at a public hearing about any involvement the president had in the business schemes of his family members. Comer said in a lengthy letter to Biden, obtained by the Washington Examiner, that the hearing would allow the president […]
A best-settling biographer of former President Ronald Reagan has struck a deal to work on a new book with former President Donald Trump’s team, the latest sign that interest in the 45th president remains high. Washingtonian Craig Shirley, author of several bestselling Reagan biographies, told Secrets he has already started researching for his book due […]