House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called for a “decisive defeat” of Hamas during a press conference Wednesday ahead of a looming Israeli invasion of the Gazan city Rafah. Jeffries said he supports President Joe Biden’s pro-Israel stance in the State of the Union address last week but tiptoed around agreeing that invading Rafah, which […]
Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending its April payments, worth up to $1,751, in 20 days. SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month, beginning on the second. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name. To qualify for SNAP payments in Montana, a single-person household cannot […]
Newly unearthed communications records show for the first time that the CIA played limited but key roles during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Some 88 pages of documents that Judicial Watch shared with Secrets reveal the spy agency put “several” dog teams on alert near the Capitol and that it assigned “bomb techs” to the […]
Former President Donald Trump is considering a vice presidential candidate who doesn’t take hard-line stances on abortion. Speculation about Trump’s choice for running mate is intensifying after the former president secured enough delegates to grab the Republican presidential nomination, paving the way for a potential rematch against President Joe Biden. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley […]
The automated self-driving car service Waymo announced it is opening its waitlist for users in Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles on Wednesday ahead of its planned launch later this year. Waymo will be offering fully automated drive services in four cities this year, including Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix, Arizona. Select members on […]
EXCLUSIVE — An Arizona county sheriff who has seen the border crisis firsthand is endorsing Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) for Senate in a state where the border and high rates of illegal immigration have become a flashpoint. Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway, a Democrat who represents a dark blue county in the battleground state, […]
Denmark plans to enlist women and young people for military service by increasing service time from four to 11 months, the Danish government said on Wednesday. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is pushing for the move, which would make Denmark one of few countries to require women to serve in the armed forces. The government […]
People will brace themselves next month to experience one of nature’s best sights: turning day into night during a total eclipse of the sun. The record-setting astronomical event will occur on April 8 for about 4 minutes and 28 seconds, beating the Great American Eclipse that darkened U.S. skies from Oregon to South Carolina for […]
The Department of Education has finally started sending financial aid data to some colleges and universities, allowing them to put together offers for students after months of delays and technical speed bumps. According to the Education Department, roughly two dozen universities began receiving student records Sunday. The data, which were supposed to start being transmitted […]
Rep. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) has added his name to legislation seeking to add federal protections for in vitro fertilization services, becoming the first Republican to back the Democratic-led bill. The bill was introduced by Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) in February after the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision that ruled frozen embryos were considered children under state law […]
