Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude sending its April payments, worth up to $1,751, on Saturday. Beginning on the second, SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name. April’s payments are being distributed from Tuesday to Saturday. To qualify for […]
The number of new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased by 9,000 to 212,000 last week, the highest level since January. The reading marks the highest number of jobless claims in months and shows the labor market might be taking on a bit of water as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high and teases another upward rate revision. […]
President Joe Biden is expected to speak by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for the first time since an Israeli airstrike killed multiple people working with Chef Jose Andres’s World Central Kitchen in Gaza. Officials with the Israel Defense Forces have accepted responsibility for the seven humanitarian aid workers killed while […]
Eligible Alaska residents who have yet to get their payments from the state as part of the Permanent Fund Dividend will receive their check in two weeks. Alaskans who have not gotten their checks from the Permanent Fund Dividend program from 2023, or earlier, and have the “Eligible-Not Paid” status as of Wednesday will get their payments from the Alaska Department of […]
New Jersey could have a new-look ballot with a federal appeals court slapping down an effort to keep the “county line” in place for the state’s Democratic primary ballot later this year. The Wednesday decision by the federal appellate court not to block the injunction was another win for Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who has […]
Delaware’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will finish sending April payments worth up to $1,751 in 19 days. The First State begins the distribution of SNAP payments on the second day of each month. It has one of the longest distribution windows in the United States, as payments are distributed for most of the month. The first letters of recipients’ […]
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is spending a significant sum targeting former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, after previously spending most of its time targeting the progressive members of the House known as the “Squad.” The AIPAC affiliate group United Democracy Project is spending over $500,000 on TV ads boosting the rival of Capitol […]
Lawmakers in Nebraska rejected an attempt to change the way the state awards electoral votes to a “winner-take-all” system on Wednesday night, but the sponsor of the effort said he intends to try again before the legislative session ends. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes based on a popular vote in each congressional district with two […]
House Democrats have floated coming to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) rescue in the event of a vote to oust him, something that risks jeopardizing his speakership even more. In February, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he believed “a reasonable number” of Democrats would vote to keep Johnson as House speaker if hard-liners […]
(The Center Square) — Georgia and South Carolina port officials say they are willing to help their counterparts in Baltimore until their port resumes normal service after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. “Customers are still evaluating all their options in the market for Baltimore cargo,” the Georgia Ports Authority said in a statement. “Many will […]
