The Michigan Department of Treasury is set to issue checks worth an average of $550 to eligible taxpayers as part of the state’s expansion of the working families tax credit. The state estimates approximately 700,000 households will receive a payment from the expanded tax credit starting on Feb. 13 and going out on a rolling basis over the succeeding five-to-six-week period. Eligible […]
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday that hands down sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank who commit acts of violence against Palestinians. The move, which is a nod to Democrats who have protested against Israel’s actions in its war with Hamas, is the biggest action Biden has taken thus far against […]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) blasted Walgreens Pharmacy for closing locations in minority communities, following the company’s announcement that it will close its location in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The “Squad” Democrat said on the House floor on Tuesday that she joined with Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to “demand answers” […]
Chip brand Frito-Lay will air a barrage of commercials on Groundhog Day, which are meant to pay homage to the 1993 film of the same name. The brand released eight commercials that will air Friday, all of which feature actor Stephen Tobolowsky checking out at a grocery store with a different flavor of Lay’s chips. […]
Lawmakers in the Virginia legislature overwhelmingly voted to make to-go cocktails legal, as a pandemic-era order on the matter is set to expire in July. The state House of Delegates voted 81-18 on Wednesday in favor of repealing the July 1, 2024, expiration on the “sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for […]
Inventive documentarians Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer have done it again, turning a story of interest to just left and right hard-liners into a national sensation. After successes in bringing the horrors of fracking, the case against abortionist Kermit Gosnell, and the sordid Hunter Biden tale to theaters, they are producing a daily podcast on […]
Trumpworld is lobbing fresh attacks at Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) after the Montana GOP uninvited an ally of the former president from speaking at its winter convention. On Monday, the state party informed Alex Bruesewitz, a Rosendale critic with close ties to Donald Trump Jr., that he would no longer be invited to deliver a […]
The man who was accused of being involved in eight dangerous crimes across an 11-hour period in Washington, D.C., had been arrested on felony charges almost two years ago to the day — but they were ultimately dropped by the U.S. attorney’s office. Police fatally shot and killed Artell Cunningham, 28, of Suitland, Maryland, on […]
The House Rules Committee advanced legislation that would expand federal deductions for state and local taxes paid, a measure negotiated by New York Republicans in return for their support on a broader tax legislative bill. The Rules Committee on Thursday reported out a rule to allow for consideration of SALT legislation on the floor. The bill was […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s felony indictments led to his two biggest fundraising windfalls, new data show. The former president raised the most amount of money on Aug. 24, 2023, the same day Trump turned himself in to Georgia authorities and a mug shot of Trump was released to the public, an unprecedented moment in American […]
