Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ripped the Biden administration for pausing U.S. funding to the controversial United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or the UNRWA, following allegations that employees of the agency were involved in Hamas’s attack on Israel. “Cutting off support to @UNRWA — the primary source of humanitarian aid to 2 million+ Gazans — […]
President Joe Biden will be campaigning in Las Vegas next weekend, including holding a fundraiser where his campaign charges $5,000 to be listed as a “friend” of the president. The high price tag is considered the lowest donation tier, while being a “host” is the most expensive, requiring a $100,000 donation. The event, which will […]
Beer company Anheuser-Busch looks to continue its Bud Light rebound effort with several ads during the Super Bowl next month. The company will also feature two of its other drinks, Budweiser and Michelob ULTRA, during the big game on Feb. 11. Anheuser-Busch will air about 2 1/2 minutes of advertising time during the commercial breaks, which […]
A campaign has started to raise the salaries of House and Senate members by 70% to $294,000 from the current $174,000 in return for better “performance.” Federal analyst Steven Kopits, the president of Princeton Policy Advisors, argued that since most members are lawyers, salaries should at least be equal to what first-year associates in Manhattan […]
Democrats are banking on solutions for shoplifting, a type of crime plaguing cities and growing in popularity, as a way to take away the Republicans’ winning platform on public safety and criminal justice this election season. Retail theft is gradually becoming a serious problem in many Democratic-run areas, particularly in California, New York, and Washington, […]
Colorado low-income households will receive their February payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in three days. Food stamps will be sent out Thursday through Feb. 10 in the Centennial State. Benefits are distributed on the date that matches the last digit of a household’s Social Security number. For example, those with SSNs ending in 4 will receive payments on Feb. […]
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will start sending its February round of payments to recipients in three days. SNAP benefit distribution follows the same payment schedule from month to month, with the exact dates varying from state to state. Some states issue all of their food stamps in one day or over the course of three days, while others […]
The first Supplemental Security Income payment of the new year, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in three days. The payment, which is the first check of 2024 because of a scheduling quirk in the Social Security Administration’s calendar, will be sent on Thursday. In order to qualify for […]
The start of February’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in 16 days. Retired seniors born on or between the 1st and 10th of their birth month should receive their payment for February on Wednesday, Feb. 14, according […]
President Joe Biden‘s campaign is finally establishing itself in New Hampshire following the state’s primary last week, in which a successful write-in effort for the president helped him avoid what could’ve been an embarrassing showing. Biden won the New Hampshire primary with 63.9% of the vote, all due to voters writing in his name on […]
