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Stimulus update: Direct payment from Alaska fund worth $1,312 to be sent to some in seven days

The Alaska Department of Revenue is set to send checks from the state’s 2023 Permanent Fund Dividend to eligible residents who have yet to receive payment in seven days. The checks going out in a week are to Alaskans who are eligible for the 2023 or earlier PFD payment but did not receive it during prior […]

Haley says she’s not surprised by Christie’s hot mic comments

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley brushed off comments from former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie casting doubt on her ability to defeat former President Donald Trump in a one-on-one matchup during an interview with FOX & Friends. “I mean, look, it’s not a surprise,” Haley said in her first remarks addressing the incident Thursday. “These fellas […]

Food stamps: February Montana SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 to begin in 22 days

Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin its February payments, worth up to $1,751, in 22 days. Montana distributes SNAP payments over five days each month. January’s payments concluded on Saturday, and February’s payments will be disbursed from Feb. 2 to Feb. 6. The date recipients get their payments depends on their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or […]

Federal government pushing for Georgia prisoner’s demand for state-funded transition

The federal government filed a statement in a Georgia court Monday informing an Atlanta judge that the Peach State should fund a prisoner’s demand for a gender-transition surgery. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia and other Department of Justice administrators wrote on behalf of the civil rights of a biologically male […]

Ramaswamy to file amicus brief to the Supreme Court in Trump’s ballot eligibility case

EXCLUSIVE — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will file an amicus brief on Wednesday to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing against the decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot in November’s presidential primary election.   Filed on behalf of Ramaswamy by his attorneys, he argued the efforts from […]

Biden cautions against ‘extreme Republicans’ in face of hot December inflation report

President Joe Biden conceded Thursday that December’s inflation report shows that the administration must do more to lower costs and cautioned that Republicans taking the White House instead would raise prices for households. The December Consumer Price Index featured both month-to-month and year-over-year inflation clocking in above projections. Monthly inflation increased by 0.3% while yearly […]

Texas A&M looks to clamp down on public records requests after DEI inquiry

EXCLUSIVE — Faculty at Texas A&M University are looking to restrict the school’s responsiveness to public records requests after an inquiry into its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, claiming the requests are threatening and amount to harassment. The move comes after the Washington Examiner reported on the TAMU nursing school’s support for DEI ahead of […]

Arthur Engoron swatted hours before closing arguments in Trump’s New York civil fraud case

The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s $370 million civil fraud trial in New York was swatted on Thursday ahead of closing arguments in the case. Judge Arthur Engoron was the victim of a false bomb threat called to his house early Thursday morning, but proceedings in the case will go forward as scheduled, a […]

Sam’s Club to use AI to eliminate receipt checks at exit

Sam’s Club has announced that it will utilize artificial intelligence in its stores to help streamline the shopping experience at its stores. Executives for the warehouse shopping chain owned by Walmart made the announcement at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show. During the presentation, Megan Crozier, Sam’s Club Chief Merchant, announced that the chain would soon […]

Move over cables and networks: C-SPAN lands in Iowa and New Hampshire to tell it straight

Straight-shooting C-SPAN is bringing a new era of political coverage to this month’s elections in Iowa and New Hampshire. In unleashing a broad arsenal of media sites and news-gathering tools, the nonprofit service created by cable outlets in 1979 is promising to cover all the angles and speeches by the candidates with its trademark snark-free, […]
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