There are just over four weeks until the first of two Supplemental Security Income payments in May, worth up to $943 for individual filers, goes out to millions of beneficiaries. The first installment goes out in 29 days, on May 1, to people with a serious debilitating disability that results in a limited income, according […]
Republicans opposed to returning former President Donald Trump to the Oval Office fanned out in Wisconsin and Michigan on Tuesday ahead of rallies featuring the likely 2024 Republican nominee. The group Republican Voters Against Trump said it booked digital and TV ad time to run negative ads during the former president’s speeches in the two […]
Riley Gaines spoke out against the recent veto Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) made against legislation on transgender athletes in school sports, encouraging state residents to contact their local lawmakers to override his veto. The veto by Evers was on a bill that would have required transgender students not conforming to a specific gender to play on […]
House Democrats are launching a billboard campaign targeting Republicans in competitive districts over in vitro fertilization, the latest sign that reproductive care will be central to their efforts to retake the lower chamber in November. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced a five-figure campaign focused on six House GOP lawmakers and two former members […]
A ruling from the Florida Supreme Court allowing a ballot referendum on abortion to move forward has Democrats fantasizing that they can pry the Sunshine State out of the Republican column for the first time in 12 years. On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the state’s six-week abortion ban can take effect, but […]
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has been diagnosed with cancer, the Arizona Democrat announced in a statement on Tuesday. The diagnosis comes after Grijalva, who has been a member of Congress since 2003, sought medical treatment for a “persistent cough” that was thought to be pneumonia. However, after further testing, it was discovered that the Democratic […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s policy group is pressuring Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to advance legislation that would force the Chinese-backed company ByteDance to divest from TikTok in a new $2 million ad campaign being launched this week. Advancing America’s Freedom, a conservative advocacy group founded by Pence, debuted the 30-second ad on […]
Republicans in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District will determine a nominee that will go head to head against a longtime Democratic incumbent in Tuesday’s runoff election. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) has served 16 terms in the House, representing a majority black district since 1993. Vying to unseat Thompson are Republicans Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith, […]
Three Denver hotels that served as temporary immigrant shelters will close by the end of the week, leaving only one that can provide beds for 800 people as the city continues to face a strain on resources and a $120 million budget deficit. The single hotel, which is in northwestern Denver, as well as a congregate […]
A top donor to President Joe Biden said Democrats are going into the 2024 election far more prepared than they were in 2016. The reason? Understanding the importance of visiting the Midwest. John Morgan, a top Democratic fundraiser and an attorney in Central Florida, revealed his nerves surrounding the 2024 election, but he said he […]
