Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) voted “present” on a congressional resolution Wednesday that condemned rape and sexual violence as “weapons of war,” such as the actions committed by the terrorist group Hamas. The progressive “Squad” member was the sole lawmaker not to vote in favor of the resolution, claiming she was “disturbed” that the resolution did […]
Residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who applied to receive monthly payments of $528 under a program for low-income small business owners and entrepreneurs will see their next check in one day. One hundred applicants were selected to participate in a two-year guaranteed income pilot program called Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, led by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions […]
Late-night television host Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show on Monday night provided a boost in the show‘s ratings, but not enough to help it surpass most of the competition. Stewart, whose return to The Daily Show comes following a nine-year departure from the show, saw his show reach 930,000 viewers in the 11 […]
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will stop issuing food stamps to Washington state residents for February in six days. Food stamp payments are issued in the Evergreen State between Feb. 1 and Feb. 20. The state refers to SNAP as the Basic Food Program, and payments are usually sent out depending on the date that recipients applied for benefits. The dates will […]
The Constitution became the latest historic item to be targeted by climate protesters on Wednesday after two protesters dumped red powder on the document’s case. The National Archives said the protesters were immediately detained after the incident, which occurred around 2:30 p.m., and they are recommending the culprits be prosecuted to the “fullest extent of […]
All Georgia residents who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see their payments for February in nine days. SNAP is sent out starting on Feb. 5, and it will end on Feb. 23 in the Peach State. SNAP payments will be issued to recipients’ accounts on days depending on the last two […]
Special counsel Jack Smith responded Wednesday to former President Donald Trump‘s bid to halt criminal proceedings against him while seeking to undo an appeals court decision that found he lacked presidential immunity, saying the Supreme Court must deny Trump’s efforts. “Now that the court of appeals has ruled against him, unanimously rejecting his interlocutory immunity appeal, the burden shifts to him to justify further delay […]
All eyes will be on Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA) when she presides over the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the coming days. The trial will thrust Murray, who largely keeps a low profile despite being a member of Democratic leadership and chairwoman of the influential Appropriations Committee, into […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Democrats are zeroing in on Donald Trump‘s legal woes, accusing Republicans of shielding the former president from being punished in any of his criminal cases to secure his path to the White House next year. The Democratic-aligned Congressional Integrity Project is launching a billboard campaign in Atlanta ahead of a Thursday hearing […]
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) needs to “straighten out her life” during an appearance on Capitol Hill this week. McCarthy, who was in the nation’s capital for an event honoring former House Clerk Cheryl Johnson, commented on Mace’s reelection chances amid a tumultuous term. “I hope Nancy gets the help […]
