Author: Misty Severi

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) expressed support for the thousands of Democratic voters in Minnesota who voted “uncommitted” this week but said she didn’t vote at all. Omar, who has been critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, said voters were now showing their anger over the war at the ballot box. “People…

Several House Democrats have expressed concerns about whether President Joe Biden will have a “senior moment” during this year’s State of the Union as questions swirl around his mental capability to serve as president. “We are all nervous,” one unnamed House Democrat told Axios. The Democrat pointed to long-running concerns about Biden’s “ability to speak…

The first of March’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in under a week. Retirees born on or between the 1st and 10th of the month will get their payments in six days, on Wednesday,…

April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 25 days. The next installment will go out on Monday, April 1, to people who struggle with a serious debilitating disability and have a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration. The maximum…

Election officials in small towns and rural communities are concerned that they lack the finances to keep their workers safe before the November general election. The officials were not concerned about the election being secure but rather the physical safety of their workers, NBC News reported. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which oversees election…

Former Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler, who was removed from office amid a sex scandal, will not face any charges related to an alleged sex tape, the state attorney’s office said in a memo on Wednesday. The state attorney’s office said there was not enough evidence to support a criminal charge of video voyeurism…

The three top Republicans fighting for their party’s nomination in the Ohio Senate race have turned on each other just weeks from a brutal primary instead of attacking vulnerable Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH). Car salesman Bernie Moreno, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, and state Sen. Matt Dolan are neck and neck and have turned…

A small-town Illinois mayor vetoed calls for an FBI investigation into her handling of town finances on Monday, including the disappearance of millions of dollars. The Dolton Board of Trustees voted last month to call for the FBI to open an investigation into Mayor Tiffany Henyard. The U.S. attorney, Cook County sheriff, and Cook County…

April’s monthly Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to millions of recipients in 26 days. The next installment will go out on Monday, April 1, to people who struggle with a serious debilitating disability and have a limited income, according to the Social Security Administration. The maximum…

The first of March’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in one week. Retirees born on or between the 1st and 10th of the month will get their payments in eight days, on Wednesday, March…