An immigration rule the Biden administration touts as a “cornerstone” of its border policy is not having the effects on the border crisis that its creators hoped it would. The screening standards attempt to identify weak claims for protection, including race, religion, and political opinion. The rule, originally declared a success, was implemented after the […]
The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to consider an emergency petition by former President Donald Trump to weigh his claim that he is immune from prosecution and to delay criminal proceedings in his election subversion case while the justices weigh the dispute. Trump contends former presidents should have immunity from charges over actions they took […]
Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending its March payments, worth up to $1,751, in three days. SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month. The payments start going out on Saturday and run through March 6. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name. To qualify for […]
President Joe Biden’s appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers did not perform as well as he might have hoped. Biden appeared on the talk show, hoping to draw up support amid his tight race against likely Republican nominee Donald Trump. The attempt struggled to land, however, especially among the critical 25-54 age demographic, Nielsen […]
President Joe Biden‘s latest physical described the 81-year-old as feeling well, with the exam finding “no new concerns.” Biden conducted the physical this morning, just under a year after his last one, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Maryland. “He continues to be fit for duty and fully executes all of his […]
Special counsel Jack Smith is fighting to seal a proposed questionnaire that will be used to select the jury in the classified records case against former President Donald Trump and two co-defendants, coinciding with a judge’s decision to block defense attorneys’ access to some confidential records obtained from Mar-a-Lago. Smith’s prosecutors told U.S. District Judge […]
Congressional leaders in the House and Senate have reached a deal on a spate of appropriations bills, clearing the way for a short-term spending patch that would extend funding deadlines further into March. Appropriators finalized the agreement on Wednesday, two sources told the Washington Examiner, just three days before the government is set to enter […]
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s decision to run for Senate this year might have been influenced by a letter he received in early January. Hogan entered the race as a prominent GOP candidate, well-positioned to give Democrats a run for their money in the deep-blue state. He can become the first Republican to win a […]
President Joe Biden did not take a cognitive test during his physical, but the White House said he doesn’t need one. “He passes a cognitive test every day,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “every day as he moves from one topic to another topic, understanding the granular level of these topics.” Jean-Pierre noted that Biden […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) decision to step down from his leadership role at the end of this term has shifted the spotlight to his possible successors. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader of all time, announced on Wednesday that this Congress would be his last as head of the GOP conference. The news sparked […]
