Monthly payments of $528 started going out to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this month, and the next payment will be sent in 20 days. The Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor, a two-year guaranteed income pilot program led by the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions team, selected 100 participants randomly from […]
The United States Postal Service will commemorate the Lunar New Year with a dragon stamp in homage to the Chinese Zodiac for this year. Artist Camille Chew created the design by first cutting and folding a paper dragon mask and then digitally rendering the mask. Chew has designed the USPS stamp for the holiday since […]
A group of Colorado voters called on the Supreme Court on Friday to block former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, telling the justices in their brief that he is ineligible to run for the presidency for bringing a mob to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Supreme Court will hold oral […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced social media was an “environmental toxin” on Wednesday, making it the first major city in the United States to categorize social media as a risk to public health. During Adams’s State of the City address, he highlighted the dangers of social media and slammed Big Tech companies for […]
Kentucky residents will start to see benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, in six days. Food stamps will be issued to eligible residents in Kentucky between Feb. 1 and Feb. 19. Payments are sent to recipients on odd days based on the last digits of their case numbers. Kentucky residents must meet certain income and household requirements […]
The Justice Department announced a boost in resources to tackle the rise of violent crime in Washington, D.C., focusing on measures to combat carjackings. “Last year, we saw an encouraging decline in violent crime in many parts of the country, but there is much more work to do — including here in the District of […]
The House Freedom Caucus is looking to build on its state network this election period in order to increase its future influence in Congress by encouraging its members to run for national office. There are at least two state Freedom Caucus members already running for office in the 2024 election, including in a Republican primary […]
Republicans are lashing out against President Joe Biden after he announced his administration would be pausing approvals of U.S. liquefied natural gas exports, arguing such a move would empower foreign countries such as Russia. Biden announced the pause on Friday, which will allow the administration to evaluate the effects on the climate and environment of […]
During his first year as House Minority Leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) surpassed fundraising expectations, paying 227% of his dues owed to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Jeffries’s substantial $2.5 million in contributions to the DCCC and $99.8 million raised, shown by December 2023 reports obtained by Punchbowl News, set him up to be a […]
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley ridiculed 2024 Republican primary opponent Donald Trump’s campaign strategy as “totally unhinged.” Haley made the comment Friday on America’s Newsroom. After losing the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa caucuses, she criticized Trump’s campaign, including its barring of Haley’s campaign donors. “He’s going to ban anyone […]
