President Joe Biden approved plans for multiple airdrops of aid into Gaza on Friday, following weeks, if not months, of comments from U.S. officials about the need for more humanitarian aid. The first U.S. airdrop will happen in the “coming days,” according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, who noted, “It will be part […]
The White House pointed to increased removals as evidence of its commitment to combating illegal immigration as border crossings have set new records under President Joe Biden. Biden has spent the last several weeks urging Republicans to join him in backing a border deal in Congress that House Republicans refuse to support. His administration says […]
Despite spending eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president, Joe Biden is more regularly in contact with former President Bill Clinton than he is with Obama. In a Washington Post report, aides shared that while Biden does speak to Obama regularly, he is in closer contact with Clinton, as the two share a similar “outgoing” […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) initially intended to retire after accomplishing all the goals he originally ran on. But now the House Republican is eyeing even bigger wins after throwing his hat back in the ring. Almost immediately after it was reported Green would not run for reelection, the three-term incumbent was flooded with […]
A judge on Friday heard arguments about trial deadlines in the case against former President Donald Trump in Florida and signaled she may reschedule the trial to occur several months later than originally planned. Judge Aileen Cannon, who had set the trial to begin on May 20, said during a hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, […]
Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending its March payments, worth up to $1,751, in one day. SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month. The payments start going out on Saturday and run through Wednesday. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name. To qualify for SNAP […]
“Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for an oversight investigation into the nation’s highest court on Friday, especially if the Democrats win back control of the House in November. Ocasio-Cortez said the Supreme Court, which has faced accusations of lacking ethical standards, is a political institution that responds to political pressure despite claiming otherwise. “We […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) vetoed legislation that would have imposed a statewide ban on anyone under 16 joining social media, one of the most restrictive bills related to teenagers and social media platforms advanced across the country. DeSantis announced that he was vetoing HB 1 on Friday, the last day before it would have become […]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced on Friday that she was endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primary ahead of Super Tuesday. Murkowski, a centrist who handily defeated a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump in her last reelection race, is the first Senate Republican to endorse someone […]
Eric Hovde, the Republican businessman running for U.S. Senate, challenged his rival, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), with a cold plunge in the Wisconsin lake in an effort to put the carpetbagger accusations to bed. The multimillionaire posted a video to X on Thursday showing him shirtless as he plunged through a thick layer of ice […]