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August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out today

By Anna Giaritelli, BABACAR DIONERUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Benjamin Payne, Daniel Halper and Susan Ferrechio March 2, 2026 5:10 am

In this June 15, 2018, file photo, cash is fanned out from a wallet in North Andover, Massachusetts.

First round of August Social Security payments goes out in 12 days

Asher Notheis Mar 2, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting

Don’t expect big interest rate cuts immediately after Powell is replaced at Fed

Zach Halaschak Aug 1, 2025

Trump’s overhaul of Nuclear Regulatory Commission spurs fears of more delays

Callie Patteson Aug 1, 2025

Most Americans not getting COVID-19 booster this fall, survey says

Gabrielle M. Etzel Aug 1, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Microsoft no longer using Chinese engineers to maintain Pentagon computer systems

By Emily Hallas July 18, 2025 10:49 pm

Bedouin fighters stand in front a burned shop at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes between the Bedouin clans and Druze militias, southern Syria, Friday, July 18, 2025.

Israel and Syria agree to ceasefire after days of IDF airstrikes, US envoy says

By Emily Hallas July 18, 2025 9:10 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a visit to aircraft maintenance firm Aeroman in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Venezuela frees 10 Americans in deal that also releases migrants US deported to El Salvador

By Emily Hallas July 18, 2025 5:25 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington.

EPA slashes research office, lays off staffers

By Callie Patteson July 18, 2025 5:05 pm

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks to journalists at Soroka Medical Center outside of a hospital building that was struck by an Iranian missile, Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Beersheba, Israel.

Huckabee decries ‘negative treatment’ of Evangelicals in Israel

By Timothy Nerozzi July 18, 2025 4:53 pm

UK moving on new penalties for Apple and Google amid trade discussions with Trump

By Christian Datoc and Naomi Lim July 18, 2025 12:57 pm

Trump calls Powell ‘one of my worst appointments’ and slams Biden for reappointing him

By Brady Knox July 18, 2025 12:18 pm

Chevron defeats Exxon to take over Hess and gain flashpoint Guyana oil assets

By Callie Patteson July 18, 2025 11:06 am

Retired military members in Florida warned of terrorist threat

By Brady Knox July 18, 2025 8:31 am

Damages of a building are seen in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

More nuanced assessment suggests US and Israeli strikes on Iran significantly set back the regime’s nuclear program

By Jamie McIntyre July 18, 2025 7:15 am

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Campaign cash buys Big Crypto allies on Capitol Hill

By Mia Cathell July 18, 2025 7:00 am

Businessman Pressing Button Touches Virtual Screen with Artificial intelligence AI, Justice Scales, and Judge's Gavel.

State-level AI regulation ban left out of Trump agenda law

By Jessica Melugin July 18, 2025 5:57 am