President Joe Biden is going on offense over Social Security, even as he offers few details on how he plans to defend the program’s long-term financial integrity. Biden renewed attacks on the GOP over the popular entitlement program during last week’s State of the Union address, saying Republicans “want to put Social Security on the […]
Maryland’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude the distribution of its March payments in 12 days. Roughly 13% of Maryland’s population, about 772,700 people, relies on food stamps. The amount received varies depending on income and the size of the household, but the average amount is $180. Distribution of food stamps in the state started Monday and will continue through […]
Hollywood’s awards season has finally ended and in perfectly normal election-year fashion: Tinseltown freaking out over former President Donald Trump’s possible return to the White House. Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel got a retort from Trump after he blasted the former president and his Republican allies. Kimmel responded, “Well, thank you, President Trump. Thank you for […]
Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending its April payments, worth up to $1,751, in 22 days. SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month, beginning on the second. April’s payments will begin on April 2. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name. To qualify for SNAP […]
House Republicans released their initial report on Monday on their investigation into the Democratic-led select committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the latest step in the House GOP’s look into the riots at the U.S. Capitol following the 2020 election. Among the findings in the House Administration Committee’s oversight subcommittee report were claims that […]
The View co-host Ana Navarro suggested that Sunday night’s 96th Academy Awards was an example of the award ceremony getting back to normal. Navarro’s comment on Monday referenced the dramatic 2022 incident of actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock for snarky remarks about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. “I thought it was pretty […]
A new California bill aims to use grants to help illegal immigrants convicted of violent crimes with legal assistance in the United States. The bill was introduced in February by Democratic Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who sought to “enhance California’s immigration services program for all.” “For as long as I have been in state office, I […]
Former President Donald Trump asked a judge on Monday to pause his upcoming criminal trial in New York until the Supreme Court issues a ruling on the scope of presidential immunity. Lawyers for the former president are seeking to pause the trial that’s slated to begin March 25 in a case charging him with 34 […]
President Joe Biden’s new budget request asks Congress to make $4.7 billion available for federal agencies to respond to surges in immigration at the southern border as his administration attempts to get a handle on the border crisis. The White House on Monday called on House and Senate lawmakers to fund its ask for billions […]
President Joe Biden campaigned in swing-state New Hampshire, where he again levied 2024 campaign attacks against former President Donald Trump and Republicans for allegedly seeking to cut taxes for the wealthiest people and shrink benefits programs. Earlier in the day, Biden published his budget request for fiscal 2025, which the White House claimed will reduce […]