Elaine Mallon

4 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Elaine Mallon

June’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $967, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in 20 days. The next SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on Friday, May 30, because June 1 falls on a Sunday. SSI payments are given to people living with debilitating disabilities that affect their income, according to the Social Security Administration. The amount received depends on several factors, including the number of people filing.

4 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Elaine Mallon

The first round of May’s Social Security payments, worth up to $5,108 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to retirees in four 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 the month a retiree was born. Retirees born between the first and 10th of a month will receive their payment on May 14.

5 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Elaine Mallon

President Donald Trump suggested Friday that the Wall Street Journal should replace its editor with the New York Post’s following a string of critical articles regarding his tariff plans. On Wednesday, a story published by the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board had a headline reading, “Trump’s Worst Idea Since Tariffs.” The article was about Trump’s plan to expand drug price controls.

5 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Elaine Mallon

David Steiner, the former CEO of Waste Management, was selected to become the postmaster general for the United States Postal Service. Steiner’s selection by the USPS board of governors comes as the postal service is struggling financially, and after President Donald Trump had previously made comments about taking over it. The former CEO of Waste Management reportedly received Trump’s endorsement.

5 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Elaine Mallon

Columbia University suspended 65 students on Friday after they overtook the Butler Library on Wednesday in an anti-Israel protest. “At this time, more than 65 Columbia students are on interim suspension pending further investigation,” a spokesperson said. In addition, 33 people, including some from affiliated institutions, have been barred from Columbia’s campus.