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Jaclyn Smith Reflects on Nearly 30Year Marriage to Brad Allen, Says the ‘Greatest Love Comes When You’re Not Looking for It’ Erin Clack, Carly TagenDyeMon, September 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC 0 Brad Allen and Jaclyn Smith in 2022Credit: Rick Kern/Getty Jaclyn Smith opened up about her nearly 30year marriage to Brad Allen at a recent 92NYevent She said “the greatest love comes when you’re not looking for it” The Charlie’s Angels actress first connected with Allen, a cardiothoracic surgeon, when her father was being treated for a heart condition at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Cen...

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Jaclyn Smith opened up about her nearly 30-year marriage to Brad Allen at a recent 92NYevent

She said “the greatest love comes when you’re not looking for it”

The Charlie’s Angels actress first connected with Allen, a cardiothoracic surgeon, when her father was being treated for a heart condition at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center

Jaclyn Smith is reflecting on her decades-long love story with her husband, Brad Allen.

The Charlie’s Angels actress, 80, opened up about her marriage to Allen, a cardiothoracic surgeon, during a conversation with writer Ada Calhoun for The 92nd Street Y in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Smith, who had previously been married three times before meeting Allen, shared her belief that “the greatest love comes when you’re not looking for it.”

She first connected with Allen when her father was being treated for a heart condition at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. The pair dated for seven years before tying the knot in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 1997.

Brad Allen and Jaclyn Smith in 2018Credit: Stefanie Keenan/Getty

“He operated on my dad, and I never thought in a million years that this would be the love of my life,” Smith said. “So you never know, right? You never know when that person comes. … He’s probably out there somewhere.”

The Adventurers star recalled her first impressions of Allen, telling the audience, “I looked at him, and he looked like all the guys I grew up with, very clean-cut and young, and he was going to operate on my dad, and I thought, ‘He’s too young.’ But Daddy came out of that operation with flying colors.”

Smith — whose new memoir, I Once Knew a Guy Named Charlie, was published on Sept. 8 — shared how she and Allen took things slow in their relationship.

Jaclyn Smith in conversation for 92NY in New York City on Sept. 9, 2026Credit: Manny Carabel/Getty

“We lived apart for 17 years. And unlike the other marriages where I just said, ‘Hey, I’m going for it,’ we dated seven years before I said ‘I do’ — but it was a three-way decision. Gaston and Spencer Margaret were in on this one,” she said, referring to her two children, whom she welcomed with her third husband, British director and cinematographer Tony Richmond. “So he had to win them over, and he did.”

She added of Allen, “He’s an incredible stepfather — the best I could ever dream of. Thank you, Brad.”

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Last year, Smith posted a playful Q&A video with Allen on Instagram, and they answered a fan question: “What is your relationship advice for a healthy marriage?”

“What makes a good marriage is a good wife and a husband who knows to say, ‘I’m sorry,’ and, ‘Yes, ma’am, you were right,’ ” Allen said, prompting Smith to begin giggling.

As the District star continued to laugh, she said, “See how smart he is? You know, he hugs and kisses me all day long. So, men out there, if you tune in, do it!”

Smith went on to tell her fans that she and Allen are “opposites.”

“Opposites do attract,” she insisted. “The only thing that we see the same is our morals and our values.”

Allen then responded with a smile, “And Jaclyn is the perfect wife — we see that the same way also.”

“That is true!” Smith laughingly replied.

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Voices: Prince William: We can turn the tide on the climate crisis by 2030 Prince WilliamSun, September 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM UTC 0 This summer’s wildfires have been devastating. The damage they have caused has been, frankly, alarming. We are deeply grateful to the brave fire and emergency service crews, farmers and local responders who have been battling the fires, and to the NHS staff, local communities and others supporting those affected. For many, the priority now is recovery and rebuilding. But these fires are also a powerful reminder of the risks associated with a warming climate.

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This summer’s wildfires have been devastating. The damage they have caused has been, frankly, alarming. We are deeply grateful to the brave fire and emergency service crews, farmers and local responders who have been battling the fires, and to the NHS staff, local communities and others supporting those affected.

For many, the priority now is recovery and rebuilding. But these fires are also a powerful reminder of the risks associated with a warming climate. They bring into focus the challenges posed by weather patterns that are becoming less predictable and more extreme.

Less visible is the huge amount of work already underway to address those risks and build a safer future. Across every sector, people are developing solutions, restoring nature and accelerating the transition to clean energy.

The crisis demands urgency. But without a belief that change is possible, its scale can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Optimism gives us confidence that our actions can make a difference. We need both.

This is what I mean by urgent optimism; seeing the danger clearly while believing in our ability to respond. For the first time in history, our greatest challenge is not inventing the answers. It is deploying and scaling the solutions we already know work.

It is not naivety or blind hope. It is optimism grounded in evidence. I believe that our ability to respond can be the biggest story of this decade.

Since The Earthshot Prize began, one of my greatest privileges has been meeting the people behind solutions that are already making a difference.

They come from different countries, cultures and generations, from laboratories, businesses, public institutions and communities on the frontline. Some are scaling new ways to produce, store and use energy. Others are restoring ecosystems, creating healthier, more sustainable cities, or drawing on knowledge refined over generations to meet challenges that have become more urgent in our own time.

Many have witnessed the human and environmental costs of the crisis at close quarters. They understand the obstacles and urgency deeply. They have spent years testing ideas, building coalitions, learning from setbacks and improving what works.

Their stories rarely make front-page news, but quietly they are changing the world. Collectively, they show that progress is not an abstract hope.

Earthshot finalists have already helped avoid or capture 18 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions, protected and restored over 85 million hectares of ocean and coastline and improved air quality in regions home to 600 million people.

These numbers matter because they describe changes that can be felt today, including cleaner air, healthier seas, reliable power and better livelihoods.

In Bogotá, successive city leaders have invested in cleaner public transport and made it easier for people to walk and cycle. Since 2018, toxic air pollution has fallen by 24 per cent, even as the city has grown.

Across Africa, the social enterprise company d.light has brought affordable solar to over 200 million people. That access to clean power does more than reduce pollution. It means light after sunset for everyone from midwives and shop owners to 90 million children studying. It aims to reach one billion people by 2030.

In Kazakhstan, the conservation initiative Altyn Dala has brought the saiga antelope from the brink of extinction to a population of over 3 million, and returned the Przewalski horse to the steppe after an absence of 200 years. It is a powerful reminder that the recovery of a single species can help bring an entire ecosystem back to life.

And, after two decades of diplomacy, the High Seas Treaty has created the first global framework for establishing protected areas in the two-thirds of our oceans that lie beyond national borders. It is work such as this that will turn the global ambition to protect 30 per cent of land and sea by 2030 into reality.

No country or continent has a monopoly on the answers. Solutions can come from anywhere, and that should encourage us all.

That requires people willing to fund them, adopt them and take them further. When that happens, one success can make the next easier; costs fall, confidence grows and solutions spread. Progress begins to reinforce progress.

This November, Mumbai will host The Earthshot Prize at a moment when India itself is demonstrating what change at scale can look like. India is home to more Earthshot finalists and winners than any other country, and it combines extraordinary creativity, scientific talent and a remarkable capacity for change at scale.

Previous Indian finalists show what this means in practice. Kheyti’s low-cost greenhouses help smallholder farmers, who are central to India’s food system, protect their crops and incomes from increasingly extreme weather patterns. It is now backed by six of the regional governments there. S4S uses solar equipment to prevent food waste, working with 10,000 female entrepreneurs. On the west coast of India, the state of Gujarat’s pioneering market for reducing harmful air pollution is now being replicated in two other large areas, Rajasthan and Maharashtra – and soon by other cities in the Global South.

These are responses to challenges with implications far beyond India.

This week, we will introduce 15 new Earthshot finalists. Each an exemplar in their field, their work addresses some of the pressures we have seen dominate this summer, alongside many others that remain out of sight.

Wildfires have captured the world’s attention, but work to reduce their risk and limit their impact is already underway – as are solutions to clean our air, fix our climate, revive our oceans, eliminate waste and restore nature.

I have seen solutions already working and the impact they are capable of. That gives me optimism. Knowing that we no longer have time for inch-by-inch improvements, that change must be systemic and at scale, gives me urgency.

That is urgent optimism; the confidence to act because we can already see what works, and the determination to take it to the scale this moment demands. The wildfires we have witnessed this summer are a reminder of why that matters. We can, and must, make the remainder of this decade count.

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Donald Trump deliberately extends Irish trip just to watch golf Sam Frost Sun, September 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC 0 Donald Trump stayed behind to watch Shane Lowry win (Image: Getty Images) Donald Trump has disclosed that he extended his trip to Ireland deliberately to witness Shane Lowry&x27;s victory at the Irish Open. Lowry attended an exclusive dinner thrown by the president at his Doonbeg resort in Co. Clare on Saturday night.

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Donald Trump has disclosed that he extended his trip to Ireland deliberately to witness Shane Lowry's victory at the Irish Open.

Lowry attended an exclusive dinner thrown by the president at his Doonbeg resort in Co. Clare on Saturday night. The Offaly native held a substantial lead heading into the final 18 holes, and Trump claims Lowry's "infectious" character persuaded him to remain in Doonbeg until the competition concluded.

Trump indicated he was scheduled to fly back to Washington, D.C., prior to the tournament coming to an end, but he remained through the final round, delivering remarks on the 18th green before handing Lowry his trophy.

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"This is about Shane," Trump addressed an enthusiastic crowd. "I went back last night, and I was watching some of the news, and they were showing him nine putts in a row, and I thought that was best of... meaning, over the years, just one putt after another, I guess it was nine in a row, and he was unbelievable.

"But, he also hit the ball really well, too, a lot of other things, but he's a great guy. And, what happened, I shouldn't say this, but I was with Shane last night, and he's got an infectious personality, and we were talking, Rory [McIlroy] was there, a lot of people were there, I said, 'I was supposed to leave [on Sunday morning], I was supposed to be out of here, but I'm going to stay and watch Shane win,' and he did."

Trump had dinner with Lowry the night before his win (Image: Getty Images)

Lowry took the added pressure in his stride, romping to a remarkable 11-shot victory after closing with a seven-under-par 63.

Secret Service agents and local police locked down the roads at Trump International Golf Links soon after the presentation, and the U.S. President was driven away in a large motorcade before boarding his Marine One helicopter, which flew him to Shannon Airport to board Air Force One.

Trump concluded his speech by thanking the people for their welcome, heaping praise on Lowry: "A lot of people don't handle that very well, but he handled it. And, you know, the first hole, the people went crazy, everyone was going crazy, he hits a perfect drive, great second shot, and he makes it a birdie. Who does that? Nobody does that."

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Trump wrapped up his remarks by expressing gratitude to the people for their reception, calling it an "honor" for his family to host the DP World Tour event.

He added: "I do want to say, though, that on behalf of my son, Eric, and the whole Trump family, this is an honor. We're so proud."

"And, frankly, Ireland itself has been so incredible, so inviting, and we're very honored by presenting you with a great course. It's been great."

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Courteney Cox breaks silence about “Scream ”costar Hayden Panettiere’s death: ‘A really wonderful actor’ Ryan ColemanSun, September 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM UTC 0 Courteney Cox and Hayden Panettiere in ‘Scream 4’Credit: Gemma La Mana/Dimension/Weinstein (2)Cox and Panettiere starred together in 2011’s “Scream 4” and 2023’s “Scream VI.”Key Points Courteney Cox is looking back on starring opposite Hayden Panettiere in Scream 4 and Scream VI. “She’s a really wonderful actor. The last time I worked with her we had a great time,” Cox tells Entertainment Weekly. Panettiere died at the age of 36 on Aug.

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Courteney Cox is looking back on starring opposite Hayden Panettiere in Scream 4 and Scream VI.

“She’s a really wonderful actor. The last time I worked with her we had a great time,” Cox tells Entertainment Weekly.

Panettiere died at the age of 36 on Aug. 16. Her cause of death is not yet known.

Courteney Cox is paying tribute to her Scream costar, Hayden Panettiere.

Cox, who has portrayed the ambitious journalist Gale Weathers in all seven films in the slasher franchise created by director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson in 1996, hadn’t yet joined the chorus of tributes to Panettiere, who died on Aug. 16 at the age of 36.

But speaking with Entertainment Weekly at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, where she premiered her second-ever directorial feature, the true crime riff Evil Genius, Cox looked back at appearing in two Scream films with Panettiere.

“She’s a really wonderful actor,” Cox reflected. “The last time I worked with her we had a great time. She was really fun and happy and smart, and it’s really sad. It’s obviously horrible.”

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The Scream franchise was already 15 years old when Panettiere was cast in the fourth installment. It was also the first fresh chapter in the bloody saga in over a decade, and would mark Craven’s final turn in the director’s chair before his death in 2015.

Expectations were high for Scream 4, should Williamson & co. want to revive the franchise in earnest for a new generation. The film’s box office success, however moderate, and enduring reputation as one of the better entries in the franchise are due in no small part to the ferocity that Panettiere brought to her new role as Kirby Reed.

Though all signs point to Kirby as the culprit behind the Ghostface killer in the film, Panettiere’s twisty performance proves a successful misdirect, and the character lived to see another day (and Scream film — Kirby would return another near-decade later for Scream VI).

Courteney Cox and Hayden Panettiere in ‘Scream VI’Credit: Philippe Bossé/ Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media (2)

Speaking with EW in 2025, Panettiere raved about her experience on the Scream 4 set, especially with regard to her time with the late, great Craven.

“I love the fact that I got to work with Wes Craven. He is amazing,” she reflected. “I’m so sad that he left us far before his time. But he had an incredible impact on my life and on me as an actor, which I now utilize when I go into other projects.”

Panettiere recalled an important lesson Craven taught her on “the timing of things... He would be like, ‘This is going to feel very slow. It’s gonna feel like you’re moving in slow motion, but when you put the music in and you edit it together, you have to build up that anticipation and you have to hit it right on the nail on the head. You can’t be a moment over. You gotta be right on the nose.’” Though she questioned the direction while in front of the camera, “after he put it together and edited everything, he was so right.”

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Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open title and punctuate her rise to No. 1 By BRIAN MAHONEY Sun, September 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM UTC 3 NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka. First, it was the No. 1 ranking in women&x27;s tennis, then the U.S. Open trophy. The tournament that for so long was a struggle for Rybakina turned into the site of her coronation. Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of her sport by beating Sabalenka 64, 57, 62 on Saturday.

Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to win the US Open title and punctuate her rise to No. 1

By BRIAN MAHONEY Sun, September 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM UTC

NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka.

First, it was the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis, then the U.S. Open trophy.

The tournament that for so long was a struggle for Rybakina turned into the site of her coronation.

Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of her sport by beating Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday.

Rybakina had already been guaranteed to replace Sabalenka at No. 1 in the rankings next week and for good measure took the title that Sabalenka had won the previous two years.

“It’s still so difficult to process what happened,” Rybakina said. “Too many achievements these few weeks.”

It was the third Grand Slam title for Rybakina and the second this year — both against Sabalenka on hard courts. She opened the season by beating Sabalenka for the Australian Open title.

This time, Rybakina stopped Sabalenka’s 19-match winning streak at the U.S. Open, where she hadn’t lost since falling to Coco Gauff in the 2023 final.

Rybakina earned $5.5 million, the largest prize in Grand Slam history, and tied Sabalenka and French Open winner Mirra Andreeva with a tour-high three titles this season.

Sabalenka falls short of third straight title in New York

Sabalenka took home $2.8 million but it was clear how little that meant to her, as she smashed her racket after a brief hug with Rybakina at the net.

Sabalenka was trying to become the first person since Serena Williams from 2012-14 to win three in a row at Flushing Meadows.

“I was just out there competing, trying to do my best with what I had there today,” Sabalenka said. “Not good enough.”

Rybakina dethroned the champ without even having her best stuff. The WTA Tour leader in aces got less than half of her first serves in but instead put Sabalenka under constant pressure with a strong return game, racking up 12 break chances and converting three, which was all she needed.

The third meeting of No. 1 vs. No. 2 in a U.S. Open women’s final since 2000 was the first to go the way of the challenger. Williams was the top seed for the other two, beating her sister Venus in 2002 and Victoria Azarenka in 2013.

The numbers didn’t signify much this time, because they are going to flip Monday. Sabalenka has held the top spot for 99 consecutive weeks, but Rybakina gained enough points to unseat her simply by reaching the semifinals.

She didn’t stop there.

The 27-year-old who was born in Russia but represents Kazakhstan won her first major title at Wimbledon in 2022 and now needs just the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam.

And it’s clear her power — and her ability to absorb her opponent’s — was something that unnerved Sabalenka.

“Her serve is amazing, the way she's able to step in and overpower you on court, and especially if it’s a U.S. Open court where it’s super fast, it's definitely a huge advantage for her,” Sabalenka said. “A lot of things make her dangerous.”

A native of Belarus, Sabalenka sometimes swings from her heels, like a golfer trying to unleash a 300-yard drive, grunting “Aaaaahhhh!” as she takes her mighty cuts.

Rybakina’s power comes more easily. There is little sound coming from her side of the net besides the squeaking of her sneakers, and she rarely shows any hint of stress.

“I think Elena is probably — not nonchalant, I don’t want to say that, because she’s not nonchalant — but just no reaction ever,” Gauff said after losing to Rybakina in the semifinals.

Rybakina did show some frustration after pulling a backhand wide with a break point in the opening game of the third set, but soon she had taken charge of the match for good.

Sabalenka had won the two other meetings this season, on the hard courts at Indian Wells and Miami, and leads their rivalry 10-8.

But her season then took a strange dip after those victories. Sabalenka fell to Naomi Osaka in the fourth round at Wimbledon, then returned to action with consecutive fourth-round exits in Toronto and Cincinnati.

Rybakina has learned to love New York

Rybakina had to take a brief break after she was forced to stop playing in her quarterfinal match against Iga Swiatek in Cincinnati because of a foot injury, but she was healthy in time for a tournament where she had never done particularly well, failing to advance past the fourth round until this year.

“I honestly was coming here for the last 10 years, and it was never successful — nothing close to that,” Rybakina said. “It’s just incredible. I’m falling in love with New York more and more.”

Arthur Ashe Stadium, meanwhile, had been Sabalenka's house, with four straight trips to the final and six to at least the semis. Whatever troubled her during the summer seemed forgotten once she was back in New York — until Saturday.

Sabalenka repeatedly looked toward her coaches' box with her palms up, wondering why everything was going so poorly, and showed much more frustration than that when she double-faulted to hand Rybakina a 3-2 lead in the first set. Rybakina hit the serve back and the ball bounced directly to Sabalenka, who whacked it into the crowd, earning a warning from the chair umpire.

Sabalenka eventually began putting consistent pressure on Rybakina in the second set. She picked up two break points with a chance to end the set with a 5-4 lead, and though Rybakina won four straight points to get out of that jam, Sabalenka got another chance in the next service game and this time capitalized, stepping into a return to set up a miss by Rybakina.

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Will you get Trump&x27;s $5,000 dividend check? Here&x27;s what we know. Mike Snider, USA TODAYSat, September 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC 1.9K President Donald Trump is hoping money talks to voters ahead of November&x27;s midterm elections. The president, who previously has floated payments to Americans from dividends accrued from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and from tariff dividends, went to the wallet again during the GOP&x27;s midterm convention in Dallas.

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President Donald Trump is hoping money talks to voters ahead of November's midterm elections.

The president, who previously has floated payments to Americans from dividends accrued from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and from tariff dividends, went to the wallet again during the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas.

Speaking at the rally, Trump pledged to pay every American adult $5,000 if Republicans kept control of both houses of Congress in the Nov. 3 elections. The next day, Trump said the administration would pay $500 to nearly 1 million Americans in 30 states as part of an Obamacare refund.

Will Americans really get these payments? Here's what we know.

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How would Trump's $5,000 election payments work?

During his Sept. 9 speech in Dallas, Trump said: "If the Republicans win, you win with us, and you get $5,000. It will be called the 'Trump dividend.'"

The dividend, which must be spent in the U.S., is possible because of the "tremendous strength and success" of the American economy, Trump said. But he did not say how it would be paid for or how much it would cost.

In a White House press release the following day, the Trump administration suggested that the dividend is possible thanks to "unleashed trillions in new private investment" and reductions in government waste.

Experts say the dividend would cost an estimated $1.2 trillion and that Congress would need to approve the payments.

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said in a post on X that he would prepare legislation for the dividend.

Would there be enough votes for its passage? That's a “good question," Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Fox News on Thursday. “We will cross that bridge when we come to it."

Democrats decried Trump's proposal. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, called the proposal a “political bribe," while Rep. Dan Goldman, D-New York, called the pledge “corrupt and blatantly illegal.”

Even some Republicans criticized the plan. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that it could “lead to more debt and inflation,” while former Rep. Bob Good, R-Virginia, described the checks as a “socialist vote-buying scheme," The Hill reported.

“From the few details we have, it seems that the proposed $5,000 dividend would not have an income cap and would be extraordinarily costly,” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a statement to CentralMaine.com. “Tax and spending decisions should be made based on the needs of the American people and the state of the economy; they should not appear to be tied to election results.”

Who would get those $500 Obamacare refund payments?

A day after announcing the $5,000 "Trump dividend" on Sept. 10, the White House posted a video and fact sheet on the administration's plans to send $500 checks to qualifying Obamacare enrollees. Trump said the refunds stem from what his administration described as excess fees collected through Healthcare.gov, the federal marketplace for Affordable Care Act coverage.

The Trump White House says the Biden administration collected user fees from health insurers that were ultimately passed on to consumers through higher premiums. Those fees exceeded the amount needed to operate the federal exchange, the White House says.

The amount of excessive fees amounts to $500 million, Trump said. "Our Administration is doing the right thing and giving the money back to the people who were wrongly ripped off," he said.

About 1 million people in 30 states who purchased coverage through the federal marketplace and did not receive premium assistance under the Affordable Care Act will qualify. The checks are expected to go out in October.

Critics have called the move disingenuous, noting that Senate Republicans in December 2025 rejected a plan to maintain COVID-era Obamacare subsidies that made health insurance more affordable for 22 million Americans.

"What an absolute joke," said Brad Woodhouse, president of the left-of-center nonprofit advocacy group Protect Our Care, in a statement. "Five hundred dollars is a drop in the bucket compared to what Americans are paying because Trump and Republicans gutted health care to bankroll massive tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations."

Trump has suggested payouts before

You can't blame Americans if they are skeptical about getting payments decreed by Trump. But there have been successes.

In December 2025, all military personnel got $1,776 "Warrior Dividend" bonuses. Although Trump had said the payments would come from tariff revenue, the funds came from military housing funds Congress appropriated in Trump's sprawling "One Big Beautiful Bill" law.

More recently, new "Trump Accounts" went live, depositing $1,000 into savings accounts for children born between 2025 and 2028. As of July 6, Trump said 6 million children had Trump Accounts, which are meant to serve as investment starters for America's young – essentially an IRA for kids.

But two other dividends pitched to the public failed to materialize:

Tariff dividend checks: In 2025, Trump discussed a plan to give $2,000 dividend checks to some Americans using tariff revenue. But while Trump at one point said the checks would go out in mid-2026, the payments haven't happened. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said legislation would likely be needed. Another hurdle? Tariff revenue has fallen short of the estimated $600 billion needed for tariff dividend checks, The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said at the time.

DOGE stimulus checks: In early 2025, Trump floated the idea of $5,000 dividend checks for Americans thanks to savings created by the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. But those dividends never arrived, and DOGE officially shut down this year.

As for the latest $5,000 dividend Trump has proposed, economists worry about the possible repercussions, including increased inflation and higher interest rates.

Given such side effects, the $5,000 dividend checks don't make sense, Garrett Watson, vice president of federal tax policy at the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, told USA TODAY.

The president, he said, is “promising something that almost certainly can’t be done, from a policy and political perspective.”

Contributing: Ken Alltucker, Zac Anderson, Aysha Bagchi, Christopher Cann, Daniel de Visé, Joey Garrison, Julia Gomez Bart Jansen, Melina Khan and Jeanine SantucciMike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com.

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Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who checked &x27;US citizen&x27; box Sun, September 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM UTC 3 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen.

The state’s Department of Law announced the decision Friday, after a three-judge Court of Appeals panel ruled a week earlier that state law requires proof that defendants who erroneously filled out voter registration forms had a “consciousness of wrongdoing” and intended to break the law.

The panel found flaws with a state trooper’s questioning of Tupe Smith, the woman involved in the case that was thrown out, as well as with the grand jury process that led to her indictment. It overturned a lower court’s decision that had kept the charges against her alive.

Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills said in a statement that after reviewing the decision and applying it to the facts, prosecutors concluded that they could not prove cases against Smith and the others beyond a reasonable doubt. Her husband, Michael Pese, had also been charged.

“We respect the role of the courts in interpreting Alaska law and will faithfully execute our duty to apply the law and carefully evaluate our prosecutorial decisions,” Mills said.

In all, 11 people from the small community of Whittier, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Anchorage, were charged with falsely claiming U.S. citizenship either when registering or trying to vote.

American Samoa is the only U.S. territory where residents are not automatically granted citizenship by being born on American soil and instead are considered U.S. nationals. Paths to citizenship exist, such as naturalization, though that process can be expensive and cumbersome.

American Samoans can serve in the military, obtain U.S. passports and vote in elections in American Samoa, but they cannot hold public office in the U.S. or participate in most U.S. elections.

In a statement Saturday, Smith’s lawyer Whitney Brown said the dismissal would allow the community “to put this ordeal behind them and begin moving forward.”

Earlier in the week, she heralded the Court of Appeals decision, saying it “establishes an important safeguard against imposing felony liability for an honest mistake.”

The court “made clear that Alaska law requires more than simply showing that a statement was false — the State must prove a person acted with a consciousness of wrongdoing,” Brown said. “That distinction makes a world of difference to Ms. Smith and helps ensure that Alaska’s voter-misconduct statute is applied as the legislature intended going forward.”

Smith was arrested after winning election to a regional school board in 2023. She has said she relied on erroneous information from election officials in Whittier when she identified herself as a U.S. citizen on voter registration forms.

Smith said she marks herself as a U.S. national on paperwork. But when there was no such option on voter registration forms, she was told by city representatives that it was appropriate to mark herself as a citizen, according to court papers.

Prosecutors contended that Smith falsely and deliberately claimed citizenship, pointing to warnings on voter registration forms she filled out in 2020 and 2022 that noncitizens “are not eligible to vote.”

The Court of Appeals panel said in its ruling that toward the end of a police interview, a state trooper asked Smith “a long compound question that implied that Smith actually knew she was not eligible to vote” but wanted to be involved in the school board.

When Smith, whose native language is not English, did not respond right away, another state trooper clarified, “He’s asking you,” and the first trooper again presented his question, which the panel described as “a lengthy and complex statement containing four individual questions.”

Smith answered “Yes,” the panel said, leading to her arrest and indictment on two counts of felony voter misconduct.

Neil Weare, part of the legal team representing Smith and Pese, said Saturday that the decision to drop charges “raises questions about why this prosecution was even brought to begin with.”

“It’s clear that all along, they really had no evidence of any consciousness of wrongdoing on the part of Michael, Tupe or the other defendants,” said Weare, co-director of the nonprofit Right to Democracy.

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