“Squad” Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) steered thousands of dollars to her husband and longtime security guard in the lead-up to the revelation that the congresswoman is under criminal investigation for her campaign’s major spending on private security, records show. The Missouri Democrat’s campaign paid $17,500 between Oct. 2, 2023, and Dec. 28, 2023, to Bush’s […]
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will not recuse herself from the investigation into former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election despite calls from conservatives to step back from the case over an alleged relationship with one of the special prosecutors. Willis’s decision to stay stems from her concerns that leaving the […]
Former President Donald Trump is hurtling toward the Republican nomination for the third time in as many election cycles, leaving the party’s voters with little time to grapple with one question. Can Trump win in November? The short answer is that he can. Trump is ahead of President Joe Biden in the RealClearPolitics polling average […]
The first Supplemental Security Income payment of 2024, worth up to $943 for individual filers, went out to recipients on Thursday. The payment comes as the first payment of the year because of a scheduling quirk in the Social Security Administration’s calendar, which saw two payments in December and none in January. The maximum amount […]
EXCLUSIVE — A veteran advocacy group endorsed Tim Sheehy on Thursday in his quest to topple incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) during this year’s elections. Concerned Veterans for America Action is backing Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, in one of the most high-profile Senate races of the 2024 cycle. Republicans, who are hoping to flip the seat to regain control of […]
The first wave of February’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in just under two weeks. Retired seniors born on or between the 1st and 10th of their birth month should receive their first payment of February […]
The White House opened Wednesday’s press briefing with an admonition: Republicans carry the blame for the border crisis. “For years, Republicans have refused to heed the president’s request for action on much-needed funding for border security,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said as part of a lengthy opening statement. “Without exception, House Republicans have tried to […]
The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that would bar admissions offices from giving special treatment to children of alumni and donors when they apply to the state’s public universities, sending the measure to Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s (R-VA) desk. The bill, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, passed the state Senate last week, and companion […]
All Alaska households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive their February payments tomorrow. Alaska sends out payments to every SNAP-participating household, regardless of case number or last name, on the 1st of each month. North Dakota, Rhode Island, and Vermont will also send out payments to all participating recipients on Thursday. In Alaska, about 12% of […]
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending February payments to Colorado‘s low-income households tomorrow. Food stamps will be sent out on Thursday until Feb. 10 in the Centennial State. The average payment per household member per month in Colorado is $181. Approximately 540,300 people, or 9% of Colorado’s population, receive SNAP benefits. A household of one can receive a maximum […]
