In three days, the Alaska Department of Revenue will send payments from the state’s 2023 Permanent Fund Dividend to those who have yet to receive one and are eligible. Alaskans who had the “Eligible-Not Paid” status by Jan. 10 and have not received their 2023 or earlier PFD payment will get their payment on Thursday. The program […]
Vice President Kamala Harris made references to both Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech in South Carolina. Harris drew laughs by wondering aloud, “must I really have to say [the Civil War] was about slavery?” a reference to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki […]
Leaders within the Michigan Republican Party are at odds, with one faction calling the state party leader “undisputed,” while the other group voted to oust her a week ago ahead of an important Feb. 27 primary. On Jan. 6, 40 members of the state committee voted to remove Kristina Karamo as chairwoman for stoking the […]
The first Supplemental Security Income payment of the new year, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in 17 days. The payment will be released on Feb. 1, and the payment marks the first check of 2024 because no payment was issued in January. Recipients were given two payments in […]
Rep. Hal Rogers’s (R-KY) hospitalization will shave a vote off of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) already razor-thin majority, just as the nascent speaker navigates blowback over a deal he struck on federal spending. Republican leadership told members on a Sunday conference call that Rogers, the dean of the House, will remain in the hospital this […]
Saturday’s football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins wasn’t only a record-breaking game due to frigid temperatures but also for becoming the most streamed event in the history of the United States. The wild-card game, which saw the Chiefs emerging victorious against the Dolphins with a score of 26-7, was streamed […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is facing scrutiny from conservatives for his plan to support the 2024 presidential campaign of Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), who has prioritized sweeping diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Ackman, an investor who runs the New York City-based Pershing Square Capital Management, has come under the spotlight in recent months […]
The Iowa caucuses are the first deciding contest of the 2024 presidential primary, but unlike a traditional primary, the caucuses are a different form of choosing a presidential nominee. As former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) work to get the support of Iowans, here is how […]
The second round of January Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the next group of retirees in two days. Retired seniors born between the 11th and 20th of a month should receive their first payment of 2024 on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Those born […]
U.S. customs officials have provided Apple a loophole to continue selling Apple Watches in the United States after the tech giant was banned from doing so over a patent dispute. Officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection decided on Friday that Apple could continue to sell the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple […]
