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No, there is no $1,702 relief check coming in February 2026. The claim is false. Congress has not passed any legislation authorizing new stimulus…

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The executive-order tracker lists what was signed and when. The second-term clock runs to noon on 20 January 2029, the moment fixed by the 20th Amendment. Our lawsuits desk follows the class actions and settlements tied to the administration, from the complaint through to the court's ruling.
No, there is no $1,702 relief check coming in February 2026. The claim is false. Congress has not passed any legislation authorizing new stimulus…
A 13-year-old boy was slashed across the neck by a stranger while walking on a boardwalk in what authorities describe as an unprovoked attack that has…
During a heated exchange with Democratic lawmakers, former President Donald Trump told them “you should be embarrassed,” a remark that immediately drew…
A federal judge has approved a $4 million settlement for people who were detained at the St. Louis Workhouse, officially known as the Medium Security…
Trump’s promise of a $2,000 tariff rebate check is dead. On February 20, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the president never had the legal…
No, Trump has not delivered $2,000 payments to most Americans, and the odds of it happening are now effectively zero.
Social Security benefits arrived early for millions of Americans in January 2026, with Supplemental Security Income payments landing in bank accounts on…
Dollar General has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the retailer systematically charged customers more at checkout than…
The United States has assembled its largest military force in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion, deploying two aircraft carrier strike groups,…
Erika Kirk, now 37 years old, took the helm of Turning Point USA — a conservative political organization approaching $100 million in annual revenue —…
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