New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended his policy that uses taxpayer dollars to fund debit cards for immigrants as a cost-effective measure of responsibility. “The reason it’s created such controversy is because [of] how it has been reported and distorted,” Adams told CNBC on Friday. “We are required to feed migrants and asylum-seekers, as […]
Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) urged the Social Security Administration to crack down on overpayment errors in a letter on Thursday. The senators wrote the overpayment problems, which can take years to spot, can place financial hardships on millions of recipients, including seniors and disabled people. Recipients who are overpaid are expected […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday that it is dropping several guidelines specific to COVID-19, including the five-day isolation policy after testing positive for the virus. These changes mark the first time that the CDC has revised its COVID-19 guidelines since 2021. “We’re in a different situation,” CDC Director Mandy Cohen […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was accused of baking in an exception for a big donor this week. A new California law raises the state’s minimum wage from $16 per hour to $20 per hour, except for restaurants that have an on-site bakery and sell bread as a stand-alone item. That clause appears to do a big […]
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that potentially hundreds of defendants charged for their actions at the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot had their sentences improperly lengthened, raising the possibility that many will have to be resentenced. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that Jan. 6 defendants who […]
Former President Donald Trump said Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) is “absolutely” on his list of contenders for vice president during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday. In a sit-down interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity on Thursday evening, Trump said he is considering the governor as a possible vice presidential pick, adding that […]
Republican Steve Garvey is polling ahead of the Democrats in the running for California’s Senate seat, now in a “statistical tie” with front-runner Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). With the Super Tuesday primaries next week, the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Governmental Studies released a final poll showing Garvey with support from 27% of likely […]
An Arizona law requiring voters to show proof of citizenship in order to vote is not discriminatory, a federal judge ruled Thursday. In 2022, the Republican-controlled legislature enacted laws requiring voters to validate their citizenship to be able to vote by mail or in presidential elections. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton decided that […]
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez endorsed former President Donald Trump for president on Friday despite initially running against him. Suarez’s endorsement comes six months after he dropped out of the running for the 2024 Republican nomination. The second-term mayor was the first candidate to drop out. “After seeing both our current President and President Trump at […]
CVS and Walgreens will begin dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone in stores this month, only weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear a case regarding the drug’s approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The stores outlined to reporters on Friday their intention to begin dispensing mifepristone under the guidelines established by the […]
